Great Horned Owlet with Snake - IV
by Judi Dressler
Title
Great Horned Owlet with Snake - IV
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Momma Great Horned Owl delivered a live garter snake to one of her two young owlets. After watching for a couple minutes, she flew off, confidant that the young one would manage. This owlet had fledged from the nest, but was still a baby, and it had no idea how to eat a snake! Eventually s/he did manage to swallow the snake, but not until after quite a fight was put up by the valiant snake. In this image, the snake had bitten the owlet's neck, probably getting a mouthful of feathers, but it held on for dear life so that the owlet was unable to swallow the rest of the snake. You can see the little owlet is in a bit of a fix!
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 29, 2021
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Won 2nd Place in FAA's PERCHED RAPTORS - PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY contest, on 2/24/2023
Won 3rd Place in FAA's PREDATOR AND PREY PHOTOGRAPHY contest, on 9/11/2022
Won 3rd Place in FAA's WILD ANIMALS contest, on 9/21/2023
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Comments (79)
Marilyn DeBlock
Gorgeous capture! Congrats on your 3rd place win in the Wild Animals - Photography Only contest - voted!
Jurgen Lorenzen
Judi, congratulations on your win in the WILD ANIMALS - PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY contest, you had my vote!
Morris Finkelstein
Fantastic photograph of a Great Horned Owlet with a snake, Judy! Congratulations on your Second Place Finish in the Perched Raptors Photography Only contest! F/L
RAY WHITT
Congratulations on your win in the "Perched Raptors" contest Judi. Such an outstanding image!
Jennifer Jenson
Congratulations on your 2nd place win in the Perched Raptors contest! Truly amazing capture!
Brian Baker
Amazing capture! Congratulations on your win in the Perched Raptors - Photography Only contest! l/f
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Judi – your stunning scene finished second place in the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Perched Raptors photo contest! It will be placed on the group homepage as a special feature for the week, as well in the Contest Winners thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Bill Morgenstern
Top notch image Judi. this is definitely going into my favorites file. Everything about this image is a winner in my book! F&L.
Morris Finkelstein
Stunning photograph of a Great Horned Owlet consuming a snake, Judi! Congratulations on your Third Place in the Predator And Prey Photography contest! F/L
RAY WHITT
Congratulations on your top finish in the "Predator and Prey" contest. Stunning image Judi well deserved!
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