![Great horned owl on a return flight to its home Great horned owl on a return flight to its home](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2024/03-10-2024-Thornton-Great-Horned-Owl-Nest/i-mLdS85R/0/Gp958NG6NWw8LLTTspf5jtB9Nj9822xpckP4ZPsH/X4/20240310%2008-49-45%200108-Edit-Edit-Edita-X4.jpg)
Earlier this week you saw mama from this spot. Here is a good look at dad.
I have been watching this nest for years now and this year, interestingly enough, the male is far more active during the day than in the past. This has afforded me a few opportunities to get flight shots, something which does not normally happen often.
On this occasion, he was moving from a distant stand of trees to the one where the nest is. He took a bit of a roundabout route making this a long shot and requiring a heavy crop but it came out pretty nicely.