Fortunate to locate a family of Great Horned Owls this year…it’s been a while.
For the most part the owlets are relatively easy to locate. Adults on the other hand can be a little more difficult.
They tend not to go into defense mode or become vocal if a human is near…unlike members of the Hawk Family.

They have amazing eye sight and will spot you long before you would spot them. It can be an eerie feeling to look over your shoulder and see a Great Horned glaring down at you.

It hadn’t been till well after photographing the owlets that I noticed that someone watching me.

Cheers !
Dennis

Two of the three Great Horned Owlets just hanging out together. At this stage the owlets at times tend to stick close together…even though they are now able to fly they are still unable to hunt for themselves.
Relying on the adults for food…finding rabbit remains is not uncommon.

There is always an adult nearby that will defend the owlets from Crows that tend to mob the owls…both adults and owlets.
Mobbing can often go on for prolonged periods of time…something that is sad to witness.
So it goes in the Nature World.

You wouldn’t expect to find much of interest in a small residential park…yet this rather small treed area had become home for Great Horned Owls.
The path that runs through the park is used by cyclists, joggers and folks walking the dog.

When the owls would be considering a nest site in late winter to early spring there wouldn’t have been near the human traffic in the area. Still they adapted to the surroundings and have gone on to have three owlets to feed…which have now fledged.
I’m sure the rabbit population has declined in the area since they have taken up residence.

Being nocturnal the adults would normally be active dusk to dawn…but with 3 owlets to keep track of Mrs. Great Horned was on high alert.