They have struggled to bring in enough prey for their young sacrificing the smallest owlet gave the others a muchneeded meal. |
One owlet was dead at the base of the nest tree, likely from accidentally being bumped off the too-small nest platform. |
In the measuring worms the prolegs of segments three, four, and five are missing, and in some owlet moths one or two pairs have been lost. |
When she raised her eyes they were those of an owlet suffering from mental shock. |
In India, our most familiar owl is the spotted owlet, a regular inhabitant of large trees in gardens and parks and avenues, even in big cities. |
It is a member of the extensive family of owlet moths, and may be seen fluttering about the lamps and gas jets any summer evening. |