RON DICKEY PHOTOGRAPHY
These great horned owls had nested on St. George Island, Florida. The owlet sitting on the limb above its parent was born approximately two months earlier and was still being fed by its parents. The great horned owl is probably best known for the large tufts of feathers on its head that look like horns. It has big cat-like eyes and brown white, gray, and black markings that look like the bark of a tree. These markings help camouflage it in the woods. It has a wing span of over four feet and it is about two feet in height. January and early February is mating time for the great horned owl. The male and female call to each other during courtship.
They use the abandoned nests of other birds, usually hawks or crows, and on St. George Island, osprey nests. The female lays two to three eggs. She will raise one family each year. Both the male and female incubate the eggs and provide food for the owlets.
The eggs hatch in about four weeks. Great horned owls are very protective parents and will attack intruders. The young owls leave the nest when they are between one and two months old and can fly when they are nine to ten weeks old.
They use the abandoned nests of other birds, usually hawks or crows, and on St. George Island, osprey nests. The female lays two to three eggs. She will raise one family each year. Both the male and female incubate the eggs and provide food for the owlets.
The eggs hatch in about four weeks. Great horned owls are very protective parents and will attack intruders. The young owls leave the nest when they are between one and two months old and can fly when they are nine to ten weeks old.
These great horned owls had nested on St. George Island, Florida. The owlet sitting on the limb above its parent was born approximately two months earlier and was still being fed by its parents. The great horned owl is probably best known for the large tufts of feathers on its head that look like horns. It has big cat-like eyes and brown white, gray, and black markings that look like the bark of a tree. These markings help camouflage it in the woods. It has a wing span of over four feet and it is about two feet in height. January and early February is mating time for the great horned owl. The male and female call to each other during courtship.
They use the abandoned nests of other birds, usually hawks or crows, and on St. George Island, osprey nests. The female lays two to three eggs. She will raise one family each year. Both the male and female incubate the eggs and provide food for the owlets.
The eggs hatch in about four weeks. Great horned owls are very protective parents and will attack intruders. The young owls leave the nest when they are between one and two months old and can fly when they are nine to ten weeks old.
They use the abandoned nests of other birds, usually hawks or crows, and on St. George Island, osprey nests. The female lays two to three eggs. She will raise one family each year. Both the male and female incubate the eggs and provide food for the owlets.
The eggs hatch in about four weeks. Great horned owls are very protective parents and will attack intruders. The young owls leave the nest when they are between one and two months old and can fly when they are nine to ten weeks old.
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