Monday, July 8, 2019

Baby Great Horned Owl -- UPDATE



First a brief summary.

The female Great Horned Owl began sitting on an "old Cooper's Hawk" nest about three months ago.  The nest is 70-80 feet high in one of our aleppo pine trees. Incubation is typically 30-35 days and about the same time for Nestling.  Three weeks ago a young owlet fell onto the welcome mat in our private courtyard. It stayed there for a week getting a little bolder each day. Then two weeks ago baby, mom, and dad left the scene and hadn't been seen or heard since -- until today.

All three are back in the neighborhood, across the street from us where they have lived for at least 19 years.

I just got back with photos:





Side view of the Owlet

Front view of the same Owlet


Here is the adult male:


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