Sheer Perseverance

From Chetan Kher

It is my first year photographing owlets, so I wasn't aware of many breeding/nesting locations. I found this location because one of my good friends told me about it. So, I thought of trying my luck. When I reached to the location, I was very pleased to see two owlets perched high on trees. When I was about to photograph the two owlets, I saw something falling on the ground from another tree. Before I can find out what it was, someone on the other side of trail shouted, "Baby Owl". I instantly realized there is another owlet which I haven't seen yet. I quickly went to the other side and saw this owlet on the ground looking up towards the mom asking for help.

For next several minutes, it kept trying to fly/hop back on to different trees and kept falling on the ground. It was just amazing to see the sheer perseverance of this little owlet. I was later told that this kind of action don't happen every day and I was fortunate to see something like this.

Barred Owlet