Owlets

Here are a pair of owlets from this year's clutch. My observations over the past 7 plus years has been that the male and female Great Horned Owl breeds in January or February, the female owl sits in her nest for a couple of weeks before laying her eggs; that usually there are two or three eggs per clutch; that the eggs remain unhatched for four to five weeks; that the young sit in the nest for four or five weeks more; that they are out of the nest and on nearby branches or the ground (where they are most vulnerable) for two or three weeks; that they then begin to fly with confidence but remain in the surrounding area for four or five months;  and then they fly off to find a new home, before the male and female start the cycle all over again.