Blue jays put great horned owl on alert
No doubt all this handsome fellow wanted to do was sleep but he had been spotted by some blue jays and they had no intention of letting him have some…
Great horned owl departs the area
An unexpected and fleeting encounter with this cool bird. My friend and I were photographing an entirely different bird, a woodpecker, in a stand of trees. As we maneuvered to…
Great horned owl keeping watch over the family home
On my latest visit to my local great horned owl nest on Sunday, mama was hunkered down out of sight in the tree cavity. Dad, however, proved to be a…
Great horned owl mama gives the photographer the evil eye
You really can’t take the looks that owls give you personally. They always look grumpy, no matter what, and those eyes are absolutely piercing, making you almost feel bad for…
Mama great horned owl sits on the eggs while dad scowls keeping watch
Whoohoo (or hoo, hoo!)! I suspected she was in there and last weekend I finally got a wee bit of a glimpse of her to verify. To the naked eye…
Great horned owl by dawn’s early light
A visit last weekend with my local pair of great horned owls. I only saw one of them and it was quite ready to rest after what I am sure…