Great Horned Owl Baby Twins
by Judi Dressler
Title
Great Horned Owl Baby Twins
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
These two Great Horned Owl babies are getting bigger and are very close to fledging from the nest. This photo was taken as the sun was going down, when these two start to wake up, as these owls are nocturnal. As the light fades and darkness sets in, they become active, jumping to the sides of the nest and flapping their wings. Sometime during the night, mom or dad or both will come with something they caught to feed the youngsters. I love how alert they are in this image!
With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the large Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. Aggressive and powerful in its hunting, this powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. Great Horned Owls begin nesting very early in the north, and their deep hoots may be heard rolling across the forest on mid-winter nights. It’s one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics.
Photo taken in Longmont, Colorado, on April 18, 2021
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Won 3rd Place in FAA's All Colorado February logo contest on 2/1/2024
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Descriptive keywords and tags for this image include great horned owls, babies, owlets, nest, twins, great horned owlets, siblings, nesting, cute, adorable, raptors, tree, tree nest, birds, birds of prey, colorado, gho, bubo virginianus, bubo, wild, wildlife, nature, fine art, judi dressler, and dressler
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Comments (43)
Anne Gifford
The eyes are amazing on these two beauties. Congratulations on your All Colorado logo contest win, Judi!
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your winning 3rd Place in the contest… ALL COLORADO FEBRUARY LOGO CONTEST! F/L
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Anne Gifford
This is mind boggling, Judi. I don't know how you capture these things, other than that you are beyond expert. I love owls, but almost never see them. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photography so that I can. like/f
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your camera art has been nominated as a Special Feature by a fellow artist Camera Art member for your superb art in Camera Art Group!! Please share the love by nominating a fellow artist whose work is in Camera Art You can do that in the "Artist Special Feature Nomination" discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Gary F Richards
Excellent capture, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L … voted for this piece in the FOCUS ON WILDLIFE AND OR THE GREAT OUTDOORS contest!
Dawn Currie
Congratulations your image is featured on the home page of the Pure Nature Photography group - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2021 Pure Nature Photography Group Feature Archive and Thanks discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
John Rogers
Selected this beautiful wildlife image for Camera Art’s Artist Special Feature Nomination! L/F
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