![Owlets branch out but mama continues to keep watch Owlets branch out but mama continues to keep watch](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2024/05-12-2024-Thornton-Great-Horned-Owl-Nest-and-Lambertson-Fox/i-K66Dph8/0/D6JSCmKG6Jmdx84WqXNHGkTfT3737mcVxk9qHxwsr/X4/20240512%2006-57-55%200019-Edit-X4.jpg)
A Mother’s Day visit to one of my favorite feathered moms. Yesterday morning’s weather was less than ideal with clouds and rain but I ventured out to some local spots including this one. I suspected the great horned owl owlets would have left the nest and indeed, they had. They had worked themselves into an adjacent tree, quite a ways up high. Her job not done yet, mama (presumably) was keeping watch, ensuring the little ones didn’t get into any trouble.
![A great horned owl owlet keeping watch from above. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2024/05-12-2024-Thornton-Great-Horned-Owl-Nest-and-Lambertson-Fox/i-gFpxcnX/0/kxzDJ6X3wr42TDn5zzhcZsTV7954v5sJWdjMLJDb/X4/20240512%2006-57-10%200013-Edit-X4.jpg)
![A great horned owl keeping watch from above. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2024/05-12-2024-Thornton-Great-Horned-Owl-Nest-and-Lambertson-Fox/i-4g6WP4w/0/DN8VZgjgXBb4TsHpjG6mBqJnQfSnL9pmXkcXV72bb/X4/20240512%2006-59-55%200022-Edit-X4.jpg)