"A WOODLAND FAMILY"

Great Horned Owl (Owl & Owlet) - 8 Photos

It appears to be another successful Spring for this Great Horned Owl family. 

With fledging now complete, the adults should now be moving onto the next steps in their raising, i.e. protection, teaching & of course, still maintaining a steady food supply.

The photos that follow were taken a few weeks ago, just a day or two before this owlet completely fledged to the surrounding trees. He/she had actually made it out of the nest and although Mother Owl had flown in with a newly caught meal, his/her attention was more on testing out wings and checking out surroundings (Photo #8).

But before presenting those photos in a future blog, here are some tender moments between a young owlet and mother. Although we may think that as humans, we have the monopoly on a mother's love and tenderness, wildlife proves again and again, that this concept is truly flawed.

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PHOTO #8