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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Photo by Skunkroot
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Field Notes

Description:

Great Horned Owls - Adult and Owlet. Spotted on the Audubon Trail section of the Colorado River Trail system in Grand Junction, Colorado on the morning of May 15th, 2011 at about 9am.

Notes:

This pair was seen in a tree about 100 yards from the nest., which originally had 3 owlets. The young ones have been venturing from the nest for the last couple of weeks.

Reference Links:

Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788), Great Horned Owl

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Comments (3)
ChristyHolland
Beautiful!! It looks like mama or papa was considering you for lunch!! I've created a new "Raptors of Colorado" mission - would love you to join! Here's the link: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
Yasser
What an awesome encounter! Great photo.

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