Look Wut I Got! (Scroller and Photo)

[monstersinthedungeon]

This is Screech.

For the last couple of months we've had a very diligent Tawny Frogmouth pair sitting on their nest close to the house.  We've watched with anticipation and were finally rewarded by seeing a little bundle of fluff popping his head out of the nest.

Then last weekend - DRAMA - I walked outside to see a massive monitor making his way towards the Tawny tree.  Screamed at hubby to come and help, we tried to avert disaster, but the monitor was way too fast for us and scaled the tree.  

Mumma Tawny was very panicked, as the monitor came closer to the nest she flew off into a nearby tree.  She gave me a look of absolute desperation HELP ME! (yes, she did!) but the nest/monitor were way too high for us to do anything.  Hubby tried to throw things at the monitor, but I stopped him as the monitor's life is no less precious than the chicks - I didn't want to see the monitor get toppled out of the tree and hurt or killed.  Plus hubby damn near hit my car with a rock. ;\

I put some eggs around the base of the tree so the monitor could see them, in a vain attempt to lure him away from the chick.  We had to go out briefly, so wished the Tawnys good luck.  Alas, when we came back, the nest was empty :_|

Went about our afternoon chores when suddenly I spotted baby Tawny!  Sitting on the ground next to the tractor.  We dropped everything, made him a makeshift nest and put it up in the tree, then caught him and put him in the nest.  We saw Mumma and Pappa Tawny watching nearby.

Cut down a long story, Bubba kept jumping out of his nest over the next three days and Mumma and Pappa abandoned him, so the decision was made to bring him inside to keep him safe from both the monitors and our dogs. (our four young ones would kill him). 

He will be released as soon as he can fly properly and learn to catch his own bugs (I am catching them for him at the moment).  He's all puffed up and hating me in the photo, that's a good thing, we don't want him imprinting on us. He's feeding really well though (I hate you, I hate you, yum, yum, more please, I still hate you). 

[tasfleur]

Oops, that should be mtnlane .. apologies ...  :8}

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I puffy heart this thread 🙂

[monstersinthedungeon]

Well I was in trouble this evening and did NOT get a Screechy smooch!

I had a rare afternoon snooze today and hubby kindly put away and fed and watered all the critters, so I didn't get up until almost 6pm.:8}  I asked him if he had fed Screech, he hadn't so I rushed outside to feed him.

As soon as I stepped around the corner and saw him on the fence, I got dive-bombed by a low-flying Screech, who landed on my shoulder and proceeded to bite my ear and rant at me. "You're VERY late Mummy, and I'm VERY hungry". He ate his dinner sitting on my shoulder and continued to grizzle at me between mouthfuls. The biting was not hard at all (really nibbling), but it was definitely a telling off and I am very contrite and have learned my lesson :^O

Pimpy, thank you for puffy-hearting Screechy's thread :-x

[shhh_its_me]

Something very special happened yesterday morning.

My god I must be due for my period or something, that post made me bawl. How lovely that screecI gave you smooches when youa needed it. 

[the_great_she_elephant]

It's good to be an owl in Monster's garden,

She's quite the bestest slave I've come across.

She feeds me and she pets me,

And if ever she forgets me,

I nip her ears to show her who's the boss.

[j*oono]

That is so lovely Monsters.  I puffy heart this thread too 😄

[tasfleur]

Monsters .......  :-x

[cat_mioux]

Oh Screech Boy! ]:)

Actually I like little bird nibbles on the ear :-x

[monstersinthedungeon]

Oh Shhh, we're sorry for making you cry 😞

She-Ele love the poem, thank you!

Joono, thank you for puffy-hearting Screechy's thread as well 😛

Tas :-x love that piccy, thank you for my beary hug.

Ms. Mioux :-x

Don't mind bird nibbles either, many years ago we had a cockatiel who was very affectionate and used to snuggle under your chin and groom you. However if we stopped smooching him he would progress from nibbling to nipping!

Anyway, apparently I have been forgiven for being such a slack mummy yesterday, and I got another Screechy smooch this morning. It appears it may now be part of our morning routine, as long as I keep to the schedule!

[monstersinthedungeon]

Joono, swap the 😛 for a :-x, not sure what happened there :8}