Owlet (June 9, 2023)

We've enjoyed listening to Mama and Papa owl hoot to other neighborhood owls while raising their young in a pecan tree next door to us. At least one owlet flew the nest on June 9. He could fly a few feet in the air. Mama owl watched us closely from overhead. We didn't interact with the owlet except to photograph him. He was gone the next morning. Did mama fly him back into the nest?

 Owlet tried his wings but seems to contemplate how much more convenient it would be to hitch a ride in our neighbor's car.