Aug 17, 2010

         Olive has returned in all her diminutive loveliness!  There seems to be a new twist on the story of our little owls, though.  Last night when all three were preparing to go hunting, Oscar flew from his tree and Olive lit out after him in what I surmised to be a 'get-the-heck-out-of-here' chase.  I have no knowledge of whether she has done this before, but Oscar seemed a bit flummoxed by this turn of events.  He crashed into a couple of branches and when he attempted to return to one of our redwoods, she chased him away again.  This raises a couple of questions.  Is Oscar actually a female, and Olive wants her out of her (Olive's) territory now that (s)he (Oscar) is managing on her own?  Is Oscar a male and Olive wants him to find his own territory?  And what about Othello?  He seemed completely unfazed by Olive's aggressive behavior toward the affable Oscar.  Anyway, we still have three owls.