Surrogate owl parents, The young Great Horned Owls nesting in my back back yard were stretching and flapping their wings on the nest yesterday, and will soon be ready for their first attempts at flight. I'll try for a few more photos today, but I'm guessing that they will be out and about in less than a week. While I obviously wish them well, I'll miss these guys when they leave the nest. joe faulkner Somerset, ohio perry county ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]