TAWNY OWL FEEDING ITS YOUNG 45 



above, and presently caught sight of her looking 

 down first with one eye, then with the other ; 

 gazing thus for a short time, she slowly shuffled 

 along the branch, then lazily flew away to a more 

 sheltered part of the tree. 



At dusk this Owl sallied forth with its mate and 

 several young ones, the latter being settled on the 

 branches of a large tree while the parents went 

 forth in search of food. When it became too dark 

 for observations we heard the young Owls calling 

 kee-wick, kee : wick ; and occasionally one of the old 

 birds could be seen outlined against the sky as it 

 returned with food for the expectant brood. I 

 have for long had the impression that Tawny 

 Owls subsist partly on fish, as I have often heard 

 them in the vicinity of water ; and oftentimes on 

 a spring night when the young were out, they 

 could be heard calling from trees overhanging a 

 stream. 



