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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

There must be small chicks in the nest now. When I arrived, the owl was off the nest and a Great Blue Heron flew to the top of the tree adjacent to the nest, looking down on it. Just then the adult owl flew in, looked down inside the nest and laid down a lot higher in the nest than she was last week.
Here's a little larger shot of this owl. http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/155016951

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Comments (15)
AshleyT
I bet it will be nice to get away from the snow! And you mean birds like this? ;) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/31344249
Tom15
Mostly I just want to get somewhere warm and away from the weather we've had in the northeast. There are a few life birds I'll be looking for: Bachman's Sparrow, Nanday Parakeet, Purple Swamphen and if the LaSagra's Flycatcher is still around.
AshleyT
Have fun in Florida! Looking for anything specific?
Tom15
Thanks venusflytrap. I'll be going back to the nest in a couple weeks. In a few days I'll be in Florida taking pics of wildlife.
Ava T-B
I think Fyn's Ermagerd is like my Oggle me Goggle -- a way of saying OMG without offending anyone ;)
Tom15
Thanks Fyn. I'm not sure what Ermagerd is, but I'll take it as a good thing:-)
Tom15
Thanks ZooBaby. I was pretty excited when I saw the owl flying into the nest:-)
Tom15
Thanks Neil and Emily. The owl took over one of the Great Blue Heron nests over a month ago. The herons just started coming back this week and don't look too pleased.
EmilyMarino
What a beautiful owl Tom! Great spotting! Is the next an old heron nest? It looks huge!
Neil Ross
What a spotting!!! Great series, Tom.

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PublishedMarch 29, 2014

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