The update on the bee saga is that right eyelid of the youngest owlet seems to be reducing its

swelling. In the 2nd and 3rd photos, you can see the youngest owlet, which spent most of the evening on the rear railing, has its eyes open. Although it still has its left eye closed a lot of the time, the eye can open, and appears to have a nice pupil and iris. We are still monitoring it to see whether a veterinary opthalmologist needs to be consulted, but if things continue to improve in the next day, we think we're out of the woods.
The other 2 owlets continue to seem normal, although the oldest one still seems to have a swollen cere. We're not worried about it, as the nostrils seem wide open. None of the owlets are displaying any kind of abnormal behavior, being quite active, self-preening, and climbing around on the railings

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Soon, we expect wing-flapping and exercising to begin in earnest, as the owlets will begin to learn how to use their wings in anticipation of their first big flight to the tree branches within a week or so.
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