Saturday, May 11, 2013

Adventures with Mel and Syd

Both Adi and Hunter wait and wait for their dinner. They've been crossing the invisible line now and know that the food comes from the magic porthole in the door.


The first treat comes via a beak hand off to Hunter, a Slider at 10:59pm.

Not until 3:26am did the second treat come in (Both shredded & ate)



Does the tail tell the tale? 
Many viewers have noticed the spotting on Hunters tail vs none on Adi's. What could this mean or does this mean anything at all?

Unlike the true science of DNA to determine gender, some visual observations can be a clue and we believe that those clues are now surfacing. With last year's clutch of Mags and Boomer, these subtle clues came to light at about this same time in age. Boomer had the spots on the tail where Mags did not. We watched as they aged and it was clear to many that Boomer was the female and Mags was the male.

Could this be the clue to the case again with Adi and Hunter?
Is it possible that the spotted tailed Hunter is female while the non spotted Adi is male? ¯\(°_o)/¯

Within the next few weeks as the owlets lose their fluffy down and their feathers and coloring are more apparent, will give us more of an idea on gender.