There are some large cottonwood trees East of our house that have
had a bird nest for years. In 2005, we saw some Great Horned owls
nesting there (see bottom pictures) ... but a few years later,
the nest was taken over by some
Red-Tailed Hawks.
I didn't see any action in 2009, but in 2010, the Great Horned Owls came back to the nest - perhaps the next generation! ;-)
And if you want to see some really close-up pictures and video of birds, check out these House Finches!
I didn't see any action in 2009, but in 2010, the Great Horned Owls came back to the nest - perhaps the next generation! ;-)
And if you want to see some really close-up pictures and video of birds, check out these House Finches!
May 19th: Less than two month old owlets - how to order prints of these pictures
March 3rd: Great Horned Owl Momma is now continuously in the nest
The nearby traffic on Arapahoe doesn't seem to faze 'em
Mouseover image to see nest without "Think Eggs" Truck!
Some snow on March 20th ... but melts fairly soon
A nearby Robin at ground level - much better angle to take pictures and you can get closer!
April 5th: cloudy day, but there's a little owlet in the nest - watch the video
April 7th: a bird comes by to say "hi" to the Great Horned Owl - watch the video
Actual pixel crop - related video
Lost the light, but there are two owlets in this double pixel crop
April 10th: Lousy light, but shooting from a deck closer to the owl nest
Saw the owl jump from the nest - first time outa there ... and certainly two owlets
April 13th: Pictures from under tree are closer, but much more vertical
First shot is in the morning looking West, second is evening looking East
Owlets aren't quite big enough (or looking over) to see from this angle - watch video
Mouseover images to see closeups
The view from the neighbor's deck is closer, but getting very green and cluttered - darn!
Mouseover image to see closeup
Watch video of clutter and then a squirrel checks out the Great Horned Owl Nest - WILD!
The "faraway" vantage point has a few (!) less branches in the way - can often see both owlets now
Mouseover image to see Momma Owl give us the beady eye!
