Owl Trio Standing Guard
by Judi Dressler
Title
Owl Trio Standing Guard
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
These beautiful young Great Horned Owlets would fly the nest three days later. They had gotten big, and every evening when night fell, they became very active, jumping to the edges of the nest and flapping their wings quite furiously! It was very dark when this photo was taken, even though it may look like daylight, so my camera was not able to capture the tiny detail it would have during the day. But I love this image of the three so much, looking so alive and fierce and ready for action!
Great Horned Owls usually nest in trees such as cottonwood, juniper, pine, and others. They usually don't build their own nests, instead adopting one that was built by another species, or they also use tree cavities, dead snags, building ledges, or cliff ledges. Both parents bring food for young owls; usually the male brings food and the female feeds the babies, but not always. Young owls may leave the nest and climb on nearby branches at 5 weeks, and they can fly at about 9-10 weeks. After that, they continue to be tended and fed by parents for up to several months.
Photo taken in Boulder, Colorado, on April 27th, 2019
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Comments (34)
Lorraine Baum
Congratulations Judi - Your wonderful image has been Featured in the All COLORADO group. Please add it to the 2022 Featured Archives group discussion. L/F
Lynn Bauer
You certainly do get great wildlife photos!! It must take a lot of time and patience to find your subjects!! Love this!!!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #17 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw
Dana Hardy
Fabulous capture! I have nominated this for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views on 1 Image group.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Patty Donoghue
I cannot think of one of those 100+ views that I did not love. you are absolutely so talented. Please come back and 100 as I would love to see more.
William Tasker
I love this image, Judi! Thank you for submitting this fine shot and correctly named bird to Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group, where it is now featured on the home page. L/F