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Photo of the Week - May 8, 2016 - "HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY FROM THE GREAT HORNED OWL FAMILY"

May 07, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY FROM THE GREAT HORNED OWL FAMILY" - 2 photos As of Friday morning, one of Mrs. Owl's owlets had fledged (1 photo). The second one appears to be quite small to make the jump from nest to tree but he/she is desperate to join its sibling. OWLET (Fledged) MRS. OWL (Looking fierce but she is a wonderful mother to her offspring. Whe...

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"SIBLINGS' SUCCESS" - Great Horned Owlets (2)

May 05, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"SIBLINGS' SUCCESS" - Great Horned Owlets (2) Yes, they both finally made it out of the nest (with a combination of climbing and jumping). Witnessing their success was a wonderful event but equally was listening to their mother (watching from her tree perch close to the nest), making a "cooing" hoot as they made their attempts - almost certainly as...

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Photo of the Week - May 1, 2016 - "TWIST & SHOUT" - Great Horned Owl (Female) & Osprey

May 01, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"TWIST & SHOUT" - Great Horned Owl (Female) - 1 photo, Osprey - 1 photo

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"A GUEST AT THE TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC?" - Great Horned Owlet

April 30, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"A GUEST AT THE TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC?" This little owlet (except for the beak) looks more like a guest at the Teddy Bears' Picnic"!

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"VISUAL DEFINITION OF ADORABLE" - Great Horned Owlet

April 27, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"VISUAL DEFINITION OF ADORABLE" - Great Horned Owlet (2 photos)

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"SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS" - Wood Duck (Male)

April 26, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS" - Wood Duck (Male) This was taken on a cloudy evening, approximately an hour before sunset. Looking at a Wood Duck, you would wonder what would possess Nature to give so many bright colors to one duck and have it blend in with its surroundings. Amazingly, initially I found it difficult to pick out the Wood Duck against the b...

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Photo of the Week - Apr 24, 2016 - "FAMILY PORTRAITS" - Great Horned Owls (2 adults, 1 owlet)

April 23, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"FAMILY PORTRAITS - 3 photos MR. OWL MRS. OWL MRS. OWL & 1 OWLET (With the little ones growing so quickly, it is sometimes difficult to fit everyone in!)

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"GETAWAY (1-2-3)" - Great Horned Owl (Female)

April 23, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"GETAWAY (1-2-3)" - Great Horned Owl (Female) (3 photos) Having spent so long sitting on the nest, Mrs. Owl now has more opportunities for flights and time to herself (albeit while watching the owlets from a sentry position closeby).

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Nature Sometimes Does Give "Do-Overs" - Great Horned Owl (Female)

April 20, 2016 • Leave a Comment

NATURE SOMETIMES DOES GIVE "DO-OVERS" - Great Horned Owl - Female (Rule No. 6 - There are no "do-overs" in Nature.) Having discarded my primary philosophy (never leave your subject) for five minutes, I returned to find that Mrs. Owl had flown from the nest and back again. Thereby missing a great flying photo opportunity. (Another photographer was...

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