Ashley Returns!
October 5, 2010
Ashley Returns
Ashley checks things out after return
Ashley happy to be back with Carrie
Ashley returned like a rock from heaven last night as she dropped in on top of the box with a thud, the chatroom and Social Stream went nuts with cheers of relief.
Carlos, Donna and Austin
October 5, 2010 at 12:33 am
I’m so pleased. Being in England, have only just got up and the first thing I did was check on Ashley (obviously, lol!!!!). I love these photos of her return :-)
October 5, 2010 at 12:39 am
Great shots of Ashley’s return, Carlos! Thank you!
October 5, 2010 at 12:46 am
Carlos, I was there watching when it happened. “The crowd went wild!” I saw you take a picture of them beak kissing…did that photo turn out? If so, would you put it on Cafe Press? I would love a mug with that.
Thanks!!
October 5, 2010 at 12:55 am
There were squawks of pure happiness coming from the owl box tonight. Those owl girls were so happy to see each other! The whole room was overjoyed!
October 5, 2010 at 1:18 am
Thank goodness for this blog – I guess it was the overload of people or somethibg, but the SPO site was making my computer crazy! I was sooo happy to learn of Ashley’s return – love the pix !!
October 5, 2010 at 2:17 am
Yay Ashley!
October 5, 2010 at 3:28 am
How Exciting !!! Yay :)
-nubspeace
October 5, 2010 at 3:30 am
I’m on the east coast so I couldn’t stay up to wait for Ashley’s return. The first thing I checked this morning when I got up was to make sure that Ashley was back in the box. I was so happy to see that she there!! Thanks for the wonderful pictures.
Deb from Ohio
October 5, 2010 at 3:45 am
YAY!
October 5, 2010 at 4:33 am
Glad to see Miss Fancy Pants back from her adventure…there’s no place like home! thanks for the great pics Carlos!!
October 5, 2010 at 4:53 am
yippee! Thanks for staying up, MODS and Carlos, to keep vigil.
Ashley always did things ahead of schedule. Feisty little owl!!
Katy
October 5, 2010 at 5:06 am
What a great relief to see Ashley back in the box, at least for a little while longer. Love the pictures! Any idea where she flew in from? It did indeed seem like she “dropped like a rock from heaven.”
October 5, 2010 at 5:09 am
I like the “rock from heaven” description. Too funny!
October 5, 2010 at 5:29 am
Carlos—
I wouldn’t usually pester you about creating new product lines, but I’ve just got to suggest a “No Fear” t-shirt—with or without a photo of Ashley.
Once again thanks for the wonderful photos and the information that everybody wanted.
October 5, 2010 at 5:32 am
No worries here Carlos & Donna. Have learned from you both..knew she would be back!!
October 5, 2010 at 6:41 am
I am sooooooo happy to see that Ashley has returned. I felt that she was probably okay but it’s still great to have confirmation. ^_^
October 5, 2010 at 6:58 am
What a joyful way to start the day…with Ashley’s return and these gorgeous photos of her! Yes, Virginia, there IS a God!
October 5, 2010 at 7:15 am
What a stinker! She was practicing flying off camera just so she could make her grand re-entry. Pretty credible landing for a “mere fledgeling”, too. Needs to work on her moves but, hey, she’s back! Cheers! :-)
October 5, 2010 at 7:41 am
Oh happy day!!! Thank you, Carlos, for keeping the faith alive.
October 5, 2010 at 8:32 am
Yippeeeee!
October 5, 2010 at 8:48 am
Thanks for all the great updates. Beautiful pictures.
October 5, 2010 at 8:48 am
Thanks for the chance to get updates.
October 5, 2010 at 8:48 am
To the Royals, the Mods and everyone involved making this happen – Great Job!!!! Shall miss this very much when it goes down.. See you at the picnic in San Marcos!!
October 5, 2010 at 8:49 am
Thank you all so much for a most delightful OWL Experience.
October 5, 2010 at 8:52 am
Hello, I’m from the Netherlands and I am watching this clutch and also some of the first clutch. But then there where webcams in our country I have been watching, also barnowls and other birds.
And now I’ve been watching from the beginning at this clutch. I want to be informed after closing this box the 20th October.
Is that possible?
I’d like to hear more if possible.
October 5, 2010 at 8:52 am
Thanks so much for the rapid delivery of the DVD!
October 5, 2010 at 9:06 am
“Ashley…dropped in on top of the box with a thud…chatroom…went nuts with cheers of relief.” This great description brought the event to life! Wish I’d been online. Glad Ashley came back…and I’m sure Carrie was as well!
October 5, 2010 at 9:16 am
My feet hit the floor and my first thought was to check and see what happened during the night. Thrilled to see two girls in the owlbox!
October 5, 2010 at 9:30 am
Carlos ~~ all I can say is “sweet”. Love the pics and your never-ending enthusiasm.
googyluvsmolly
October 5, 2010 at 9:32 am
Thank heavens for this blog. I am an east coaster so I came to work today not knowing if Ashley was back and was worrying about her as I drove to school. Once here I was so busy with classes I had not thought about her for several hours. Then I walked past the computer station where my assistant had put up the owl box for the kids to view and wonder of wonders saw two owls in the box!! I just now got a chance to look at the blog during my luch time and was so happy to read Carlos’s description of her return!!! (SMILING!)
Susan
October 5, 2010 at 9:40 am
Yesterday was such a trauma for so many. I know this joyous return will allay any stress for them. A “NO FEAR” t-shirt with a picture of Ashley would be fun.
If only we could know the story she is telling Carrie.
As usual the photos are superb and such a joy to see.
Thanks again. :)
October 5, 2010 at 9:43 am
Carlos, we in the SPO chat were also thrilled to see Ashley’s return. There are so many of us in that chat…and it would be so nice if you could come there just once…we have been loyal MODs too. Thank you for everything…it’s been just wonderful!
October 5, 2010 at 9:50 am
Welcome Home Ashley……Sooo glad you back.
October 5, 2010 at 10:17 am
How wonderful to see that Ashley has returned to the owl box – at least for a short while before she begins her life out in the great big world. Thanks so much for capturing the excitement on film.
October 5, 2010 at 10:23 am
I love to look for the photos each morning. thanks
October 5, 2010 at 10:26 am
what a naughty girl to stay out all day and worry everybody… I don’t know when she learned to fly so well… she barely practiced… great pictures and thanks to Chris for the updates.. Molly probably watched out for her wherever she was… I guess we should trust Molly..
October 5, 2010 at 10:51 am
So glad that she is back. Your photos are stunning. Thank you so much for all you have done to keep us enthralled and entertained. I am thrilled that you decided to share your owls with your family and the rest of the developed world!
October 5, 2010 at 10:53 am
Carlos……I am sending you a big hug through cyberspace!!!!! I was so happy when I got up this morning at 5 AM EST to such wonderful news. I was so afraid that I didn’t even look at the Ustream….just read the chat and then I could watch since the news was so good.
Thanks for all….the blog, the photographs, the live feed and most of all giving this to all of us.
makerel
October 5, 2010 at 11:01 am
These photo’s are awesome! I can hardly wait to receive my coffee table book of photo’s of the 1st group of owlets. Carlos, Donna & Austin have really shared a wonderful part of nature with us that I previously knew nothing about! I was lucky to log on last night at 10:45pm, JUST IN TIME to see Ashley return. What a relief!! I wonder what she was doing while all the time she was gone….
October 5, 2010 at 11:21 am
Ashley’s Amazing Adventure, or, “All’s well that end’s well.” Just before Ashley went “awol”, she seemed to be trying to step-up on the platform rail, the dowel rod. It looked too small for her big feet. Changing that to a thicker dowel or substituting a cleaned-up tree branch the size of the perch might be a nice up-grade in the down time between clutches. The owls seem to love the security of gripping the perch while they do their flappercise.
This has been a wonderful experience and we are most grateful for the time and energy you and Donna have invested.
P.S. I love your humorous captions on the fantastic photography.
October 5, 2010 at 11:32 am
Wasn’t able to be around for the return, so was pleased to see my suppositions fullfilled when i finally logged in. Looking forward to more owl adventures from these two
October 5, 2010 at 12:43 pm
The first thing I did today was check on the owl box! I am beyond thrilled that Ashley came back!!! thank you for the wonderful photos of Ashley….happiest day ever!
October 5, 2010 at 1:09 pm
What a way to wake up this morning….seeing Ashley was back in the box!!
October 5, 2010 at 4:32 pm
“returned with a thud”, was music to the chatters’ ears. Beautiful photos as always Carlos.
I second DotRot’s motion.
October 5, 2010 at 5:34 pm
If an owl can look chagrinned, Ashley did it. She seemed to do a bit of slip-sliding after she landed on the roof. Maybe she was all tired out from her adventures, naughty girl.
It’s great that you got the photos of her return, Carlos. You rock!
October 5, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I want to continue to be in the chat after Carlos quits filming
October 5, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Thank you Carlos and Donna for all you do and staying up late last night for us when we were scared for Ashley. Such a happy return. Now we know she can leave and come back if she wants..
October 5, 2010 at 5:55 pm
thanks, i would like to be on the list
October 5, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Thank you Carlos and Donna for giving us a unique and magical look into the way of barn owls! And thank you Ashley for coming back from your night on the town!
October 5, 2010 at 7:52 pm
I’m sure all the MODs are as relieved as I am to see Ashley safely returned to the box and to Carrie!
I was afraid to check today, for fear that she had not come home.
The pix are fantastic, as always! And Carrie looked very happy to see Ashley!
Thanks again, Carlos, for all you do!
October 5, 2010 at 8:28 pm
no one can convince me that animals don’t have emotions…Carrie was so depressed looking when Ashley was gone compared to today with her return and the snuggling and kissing that went on…Carlos and Donna, thank you so so much for bringing this beauty of Nature into our lives…not once, but twice!
October 6, 2010 at 6:09 am
So happy that Ashley came flying back to the roof – since many people said she had too much fuzz or the wrong baby feathers, etc. I was thrilled by that.
October 6, 2010 at 6:43 am
I just found Austin’s webpage and what a wonderful vehicle he has provided!! Thank you Austin, Carlos and Donna for all your work. I love this and am so glad to be a part of it!!
Catbird22
October 6, 2010 at 8:11 am
Dear Royals:
I have not been able to log into ustream for more than 24 hrs. Is it just me? I know you developed a new site but I didn’t save the web address. Should I be watching this new site?
I miss our babies!! Please help and thank you kindly!
Sincerely,
Nora Evans
October 6, 2010 at 9:49 am
Thank you Carlos! Donna! Austin! Eric! Chris… – this has been a fantastic event. Thank you for making it more Magical than ever!
Sunshine41
Tammie Atlanta, Georgia
October 6, 2010 at 9:54 am
subscribe to website
October 6, 2010 at 10:27 am
on 10/6/10, around 2am PDT, the Ustream chat room went blank. There were many active chatters, but we all got a blank chat at the same time. I refreshed the page several times, and then the moderator got back in. I could see her typing. But every time I typed something, ustream came up with a login page. I would see my name at the top, so I know I was already logged in. I logged into this pop-up log-in page approximately 20 times. I was able to PM the mod. and she said to reboot. I had other activities open, and at 4am CDT, I gave up. Ustream was not accepting the log in off it’s own log in page.I never did get back in the early morning of 10/6/10 (today).
October 6, 2010 at 10:45 am
I would like to subscribe to this website. Thank you, thank you and thank you !!!!!!
October 6, 2010 at 12:48 pm
subscribe by email to site, thanks
Burdeee
October 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm
I absolutely love the “Ashley happy to be back with Carrie” pic!
October 6, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Thank you so much for all your efforts to bring us this excting streaming website. I have learned ever so much.
Judy
October 7, 2010 at 1:51 am
Thank you again, Carlos and Donna, for blessing us with the fruits of your (and Molly’s) labor :). We appreciate you so much, especially your live comments and announcements. We are all sharing this beautiful time and squeezing all we can out of the next two weeks before your well-deserved break. Hopefully, Molly and McGee will take a break, too, and watch out for their fearsome six!
in gratitude,
Kim
October 7, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Thank you for the awesome pictures Carlos. And thank you for sharing the owls with us.
October 8, 2010 at 9:33 pm
subscribe to email updates please
October 15, 2010 at 8:19 am
You have captured the owl family perfectly in your photos and we will have fond memories to last us a lifetime. It’s been a fun experience and I’m very thankful for all the new friends I’ve made… thanks to you !! Best wishes
Molly and McGee forever <3
October 15, 2010 at 8:37 am
Thank you so much Donna & Carlos. We appreciate all you have done to share the owls with us. Have a great vacation and we all hope you will give us the opportunity to watch your owls again. Blessings to you and your family.
Judy Long
October 15, 2010 at 9:35 am
Just a hearty “WELL SAID” to you, Carlos! (Thursday morning!)
You are so generous & kind.
I hope God rewards you greatly for your kindness and generosity.
May you and Donna have a great and restful retreat from all this.
It was fun but must have been rather difficult!
Much love,
Gloria Whitfield
October 15, 2010 at 9:38 am
Thank you for all you do. Your generosity is amazing. Have a wonderful class reunion!
Love,
Gloria Whitfield
October 15, 2010 at 10:36 am
Carlos, it’s great to see Ashley with Carrie today. You, Donna and Austin are the best and I hope those naysayers don’t discourage your enthuiasm. You brighten our days when you come on to the stream and you also answer lots of unanswered questions we may have. Bless you and your family and enjoy your time away. I only wish we could be there for the picnic but unfortunately Florida’s a long way from California. By the way I’m on the SPO site and have thoroughly enjoyed meeting new people thanks to you. The Royals, Molly, McGee and the kids rule! Thank you.
October 15, 2010 at 11:55 am
I’ve always loved owls, but now I have a better understanding of them. Donna and Carlos, you are the best!
October 15, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Thank you for this great opportunity. You’re the best.
October 15, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Thanks Carlos and Donna for allowing us to share in the adventures of Molly and McGee and their 2 clutches. You are the best and don’t forget it.
October 15, 2010 at 8:32 pm
beautiful