We almost walked right past this young Great Horned Owl sitting on a low branch, even though he was less than 20 feet away. It was nearly sunset and he blended right in with the trees. As the sun sank below the horizon, we heard loud, nervous quacking and soon realized that TWO young Owls were eyeing a […]
Now that the baby Great Horned Owlets at our local Refuge have fledged, they are often seen perching on outlying branches, but always under the watchful eye of a parent.Just before sunset the other evening, we saw this Owlet practice flapping his huge wings .He was working so hard to get it right […]
The other evening, we were lucky enough to watch a Great Horned Owl family high up in the trees at our local Refuge. What a thrill when the adult male Great Horned Owl arrived, landing silently in a tree not far from the nest! “Great Horned Owls are covered in extremely soft feathers that . . . help them fly […]
We were strolling through New York’s Central Park at dusk, just after Thanksgiving, when we spotted this group of people below who appeared to be looking skyward at something through telescopes.But when my husband approached them, he discovered they were peering through long camera lenses and binoculars at a Great Horned Owl way up high in a tree! […]
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