Great Horned Owlets – Airborne

~ Amusives

Though we are back in Alberta, the Arizona owlets are growing up under the watchful eyes of our neighbours!

One owlet was seen sitting on the wall that encloses our patio.
This owlet hopped and walked across the yard and right towards the photographer!
This owlet is flying short distances.
 

24 thoughts on “Great Horned Owlets – Airborne”

  2. This is so awesome, Margy!
    Thanks for the update
    on the Owlets! I’m enjoying the pictures of them!

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  3. The owlets are adorable. Your neighbour must have been taking photo lessons from you. They are fantastic!

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  4. Would have been a kick to have the owl hopping toward you as a photographer, Margy. They are cute. –Curt

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    1. Yes, I sure wish I had been the one that the owl hopped over to inspect. After all, we housed them in our tree from egg through fledge!

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  5. So glad to know they’re doing well! That’s nice of your neighbors to keep you posted so you won’t worry.

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    1. I had to take the one owlet to the raptor centre when it fell out of the nest at 2 weeks of age. Now that the other two seem to be well launched, as it were, I’d say they are all doing well!

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  9. Something innocent about the eyes makes them still look like “owlets” even though they’re already getting so big. Wonderful to follow their rapid growth!

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  10. Awesome! You don’t find them out in the open here or close to people.

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    1. You are exactly right about how much owls will tolerate people. The Great Horned Owls in our area have chosen to live close to people because people are the ones that grow taller owl nesting trees! Our community is surrounded by desert scrub land which is okay for food but not so good for nesting.

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      1. Different situation here. Taller trees are in the woods. Public lands and private.

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