Leaving the Nest. Sasha Jumanca found two tawny owlets curiously watching people walking by. Sasha had been watching these tawny owlets for several days in a park near his home in Maximiliansanlagen, Munich, Germany. He had seen tawny owls in the neighborhood before but was surprised to discover these so close to the heart of the city. Owlets leave the nest before they can fly, in a phase known as "branching." They will jump, flutter, and climb around branches of nearby trees for several weeks while begging for food from their parents, before they eventually fledge and fly away.#