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Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Date: Apr 1, 2012
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2012

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 Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus

A male GH Owl at the other nest in my area.

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 04/02/2012 10:26:18 PM
Originally posted by doremi:
Awesome sight & gorgeous capture. Do you know whether they return to the same nesting site year after year?

Owls don't build their own nests. This is a "witch's broom" in a Ponderosa Pine. The other nest is built in an old Magpie nest. The owls do come back to the same places year after year, but don't reproduce every year. No owlets last year because of the extended snow into June.
 04/02/2012 10:24:35 PM
Originally posted by scooter97:
Another great shot. You must put some miles in to get to all of these spots.

I live on the park boundary.... on purpose. It's a big help to be in close proximity to the wildlife and the landscape.
 04/02/2012 09:29:43 PM
Awesome sight & gorgeous capture. Do you know whether they return to the same nesting site year after year?
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 04/02/2012 08:44:15 PM
Another great shot. You must put some miles in to get to all of these spots.
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 04/02/2012 03:46:44 PM
Wow, what a great camouflage and after typing this I looked at your other photo that's says the same :) Looks like you're not completely unfamiliar with birds.
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 04/02/2012 10:28:35 AM
I love owls. So thoughtful looking. I've only ever seen them in zoos.
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 04/02/2012 10:19:16 AM
Wow - I would love to see one of these in the wild.
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 04/02/2012 06:48:02 AM
So cool!!! I have never seen an owl in the wild.
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