“Not the Mama!”
This magnificent creature let me take many images today. Only the upper half was clear of branches and besides, the eyes of this gorgeous bird …
Eye to Eye
My brother Gary, and I met at the Ridgefield NWR refuge at about 6 a.m. this morning, June 12, 2015. Our first trip around the auto …
Mama Owl
I haven’t gotten a decent shot of our resident Great Horned Owl mama for many months. It was nice to see her perched out in …
The ol’ neck stretch
Here’s the same owl as shown in the Predator at Rest post from a few days ago. The bird is pretty much asleep and stretching its neck, …
The ‘Other’ Great Horned Owl Sibling at Ridgefield
I recently posted a close up shot of one of the two immature Great Horned Owls that frequent the Ash Tree forest of the Ridgefield …
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Fuzzy Owlet
Another close up of one of the Great Horned Owl owlets at the Ridgefield NWR, taken June 2, 2014. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/400, …
Momma Owl on June 30
I was fortunate to come across a straight on, unobstructed, view of the momma Great Horned Owl at Ridgefield NWR, on June 30, 2014. She …
“Mom says I’m getting bigger!”
I visited the Ridgefield NWR early this morning and found both owlets and the mom hanging out. This particular owlet was quite photogenic. Canon …
GHO Close up
This is an additional shot of the Great Horned Owl mom with the pupils of her eyes not as big as in the previous portrait, and …
“The EYES Have It!”
This shot was taken the same day I took the recently posted owlet shot, June 2, 2014, at the Ridgefield NWR. The mama Great …