Great Horned FOCO Sunset

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We found a family of great horned owls in Fort Collins this week.

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Early Bird Sunrise

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This morning, as we arrived at the gym, my wife noticed a large bird flying from one tree to another across the street from where we were parked. A quick investigation revealed a fat, fluffy great horned owl chick, sitting calmly, feathers fluffed, head rotating in apparent circles taking in the view. Across the field, in another tall tree, sat mama (or papa) owl and another well-fed strigidae fledgling - watching us intently, back-lit nicely in the golden morning sunlight.

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Great Horned Owls at the Connected Lakes

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Two of the owlets left the nest today.

One was still in the nest this afternoon.

Look at those feathers!

They needed them. It was windy, as you'll see below.

The video above does get close up towards the middle.

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O.o

Yawn...


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Link to pictures of the 2012 owlets

and another link to the 2011 owlets.

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