 The male hunts from dawn to dusk as the young near fledging, and during the first weeks after they leave the nest.The young leave the nest (fledge) by making an initial flight that may be a short hop to a nearby branch, or an explosive burst into an adjacent tree where they land by grasping whatever branch is first contacted, sometimes clinging upside-down.Owls at this stage are sometimes called "branchers" for their clinging, dangling and climbing behaviors.