Three Hungry Mouths

We haven't yet blogged about the third hatch, which happened last Friday, April 22nd. Since then, there has been lots of activity. Tonight was the first night we noticed open eyes on the eldest owlet. They are not fully open, but the little owlet can definitely open her (or his) eyes. Most of the food brought in is geckos or lizards, with an occasional insect. Despite the drought, there seem to be enough insects to supply the reptile population, which in turn feeds the owls.
The weather has been quite warm, both by day and night. Despite the owlets being too young to maintain their own body temperature, Mrs. Owl has not had to incubate them much, due to the warm night-time temperatures. She thus has been spending increasing amounts of time either hunting or sitting in the doorway. During the day, she is often up on the perch or in the doorway, and even sometimes out of the box, as she was Sunday afternoon for over an hour.