The hawk owl, a nocturnal raptor and a species of owl, is a summer migratory bird in Beijing, generally migrating south in early August, preying mainly on insects and small mammals. In the summer, a pair of eagle owl nest in a natural tree cave in the Summer Palace in the western suburbs of Beijing, where they want to breed. Visual China 500px photographer Kant documented the process with his camera.
The male's task is to stand guard and guard the nest, and in order to escape the hot sun, he stands under carefully selected leaves, opening his eyes from time to time to observe the movement around him.
▲ Photo: By Visual China 500px photographer • Kant
A strong wind blew through, blowing willow branches wildly, and the male bird raised its wings and opened its tail feathers, looking around, very vigilant.
The female stays quietly in the nest, occasionally opening her eyes and opening her head, and under her, there are three precious eggs.
After more than twenty days of long incubation, the female bird finally ushered in three cute babies, but the male bird has disappeared, no one knows what kind of instinct drove him to leave, in short, in the process of breeding eagle owl, the female bird must take on the responsibility of brooding and nest protection alone.
The female caught a bat, a rare high-end meal compared to the insects they often eat, and now they are tearing at the bat's thighs and pterodactyl.
After the meal, the female flew out of the nest in a perfect posture and began a new round of hunting, in order to feed her three babies, she must redouble her efforts in the next ten days.
After ten days, the baby grew up and grew up, and he left the nest and stood on the branch, watching his mother soar freely in the night sky with a longing face, and one day he would become a night elf like his mother.
The mother brought back a zhizhi, which was the baby's favorite snack, and he cheered with joy and opened his still childish wings.
The mother is on the left and the baby is on the right, and for babies who are practicing flying, imitating the mother's movements is a safe and effective way.
The days flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the baby's wings were abundant, and he flew to the branches in an exaggerated posture, standing proudly, and he finally became the night elf like his mother.
As the day of migration approaches, two baby hawks stare thoughtfully at the bees that disturb people's hearts on weekdays.
The sunset was brilliant, and the three baby hawks stood in a row of eyebrows and eyes, making their last collective appearance in this way, they had fully grown, and this night they were going to fly south and start their independent lives.