Big and Hungry

The owlets are getting big, and hungry. Now that the owlets no longer require incubation, both parents spend the evening hunting. Mrs. Owl even spent much of the afternoon outside the box. I was alerted to this by a screeching Blue Jay, who found her, and pestered her in her perch. She perched in several places, mostly within a few feet of the tree, but I even saw her do a bit of hunting this afternoon.
The owlets now have the dexterity to no longer trip over the nest material when they move, and have begun standing up tall at times, and stretching their wings. Growing feathers are visible on the wings, and their downy heads and bodies are darkening as the body feathers grow. But right now the owlets still seem 90% beak and stomach. At least to Mrs. Owl taking refuge in the back.