Great horned owl owlets keeping watch from on high
They are getting big now! The owlets at my favorite nest are losing their down and getting flight feathers. At least one has taken some short flights between branches. Two…
Mama great horned owl standing watch over the family home
Normally she hangs out in an adjacent tree and watches from above. On this evening a couple weeks ago, she was perched at the entrance to the tree cavity. As…
The business end of a great horned owl
Arriving at the owl nest Tuesday evening, mama was perched in front of it, out in the open allowing for some cool pics far different from what I normally get…
Trio of owlets peer out from the family home
Normally I lack the motivation to venture out in the evenings but last night, prompted by a friend, I did. Checking out my local great horned owl nest, I was…
Great horned owl owlet hanging out with mama
Quite the little cutie, eh? The owlet is in fact one of three documented in the nest although I have only seen two of them. When I first walked by…
Peekaboo with a baby owl
Well, hello there, little one! My first look at one of the owlets at my local great horned owl nest. It only stuck its head up briefly then quickly retreated…