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Great Horned Owl (Female)

Bubo virginianus

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Notes:

Mama Great Horned Owl sitting tightly on her nest - about 4 days into incubation! It pays to chat it up with the locals...especially when they let you on their property and let you take pictures of such a sweet face!! Only took a few - didn't want to overstay my welcome! Male pics will be posted next!!

Reference Links:

Great Horned Owl, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (4)
ChristyHolland
Thanks, Emily...It was a magpie nest, so that's probably who brought all the fuzz. Ashley, we're going to become really good friends...I just know it!! Thanks! And thank you, Ajwerko!!
AshleyT
:) I hope they let you know when little owlets are up and about and let you take their pictures! I want to see owlets so bad, I'm going to go check my owl spot this week sometime and look for their nest! Such a sweet face on this girl!
EmilyMarino
Look at all that fuzz in the next! Very cool encounter indeed!

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PublishedMarch 4, 2013

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