This is bird note.

Sometimes birds fall directly into our lives.

Sometimes birds fall directly into our lives.

Bird note listener Joseph Clark tells of discovering two barred owlets on the ground near his home in East Hadham, Connecticut.

The young birds had fallen out of an ancient sugar maple and were being harassed by ravens.

Clark scared off the ravens and with the guidance of Kasha Bro, of the Connecticut Audubon Center, got the young

owls back up into the tree. The mother owl stayed nearby, keeping a close eye on the

rescue. Once the birds were safe, Bro advised Clark to observe the owlets

napping, which they do during the day. What he saw delighted him. Keeping

their talents tightly gripped on a branch.

The owlets lay down on their stomachs,

turn their heads to the side and fell asleep.

Their naps are short,

and when they are asleep they do not like to be awakened even to be fed.

A young owl doesn't fall out of the tree while it snoozes because its back toe,

the hallix holds onto the branch. The hallix will not open or let go

until the bird straightens its leg. Still, before they can fly, most allets explore and often end up on the ground,

sometimes dropping right into the middle of our lives.

For Bird Note, I'm Mary McCann. you're