Blind Snake

Mrs. Owl left the box this morning (4/29) for a long break, from 6:00 to 6:53. There was a brief feeding during that time, which may have been either parent. Even 30 minutes after sunrise, Mr. Owl came by with a blind snake at 7:20am. Mrs. Owl sort of fell backwards after grabbing it (photo 1), which sent the owlets into a bit of an open-mouthed begging frenzy. Photo 3 shows one of the owlets with the snake (with a sibling in front of him, facing the camera).
Mrs. Owl is no longer having to incubate the owlets all the time. 10 days is normally when they are able to maintain their own body temperature, and the eldest owlet hatched 10 days ago. So, she alternates between incubating the owlets and sitting up in the doorway or on the interior upper perch for periods of up to 20 to 90 minutes.