Portrait of a Young Great Horned Owl

by Judi Dressler

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Portrait of a Young Great Horned Owl

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Judi Dressler

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I was keeping an eye on a nest where a couple of baby Great Horned Owls had been getting bigger, and this time when I drove by they had fledged and were in a tree. I watched and waited, and then this one was kind enough to fly to a tree stump where I was able to get the perfect portrait!

From Cornell's website: "With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. 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. 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 on the Pawnee Grasslands in Colorado, on May 16, 2017

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