During the San Diego Bird Festival, I had an experience that changed my life (is that cheesy enough?). I went to the Bird Festival to attend a workshop where one could learn how to bird by ear (that is to recognize bird songs). I learned a lot, like the Eurasian Collared Dove song. It is a cooing that has a quarter note-half note- quarter note kind of a beat.That was interesting, but we had heard of a Great Horned Owl mother in a nest that resides in Tecolote Canyon when we took the bus to go to the canyon to practice birding by ear. My mom and I really wanted to see the owl. So after about an hour of birding by ear, we slipped off into the night (just kidding, it was day first of all, and also, we got permission to join another group going to see the owl).
In a small grove of trees there she was sitting in her slightly disheveled nest alone, in solitude. It was Feb 26th and the owlets were probably not born yet. She was beautiful with ear tufts that you expect in a typical owl. Her eyes were judgemental as she stared into my soul.
Ever since then, my mom and I have been coming to visit the owl almost every week. The last two weeks we managed to see the owlets and man were they huge. Then again, what would you expect from a Great Horned Owl, tiny little buggers? No. They were about just as judgemental as their mothers.
These are some of the pictures of the owl I took. They were way better than the pictures of a certain person who accompanied me whose name I shall not mention (cough cough my cough mom cough).
This was my first picture of the owl. Her owlets were just born.
This was my second picture of the owl. Her owlets have slightly grown. However, the lighting was not the best.
The owlet is the small lump on the mother's right.
This was my most recent picture of the owl family. This one was my best. The owlets were more active and so was the owl. The owlets are the clearly defined gray blobs in front of dear mommy (owl mommy; my mom would probably not want wild owlets right in front of her) sometimes moving their heads.
I don't know "owl" long (for how long. Ha ha ha) it will take for the owlets to fledge but I will observe and find out. Stay tuned for more owl post! Thank you and good night! ( It might probably be day when you read this but who cares!)
In a small grove of trees there she was sitting in her slightly disheveled nest alone, in solitude. It was Feb 26th and the owlets were probably not born yet. She was beautiful with ear tufts that you expect in a typical owl. Her eyes were judgemental as she stared into my soul.
Ever since then, my mom and I have been coming to visit the owl almost every week. The last two weeks we managed to see the owlets and man were they huge. Then again, what would you expect from a Great Horned Owl, tiny little buggers? No. They were about just as judgemental as their mothers.
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| March 5th |
These are some of the pictures of the owl I took. They were way better than the pictures of a certain person who accompanied me whose name I shall not mention (cough cough my cough mom cough).
This was my first picture of the owl. Her owlets were just born.
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| March 19th |
The owlet is the small lump on the mother's right.
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| March 19th |
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| March 26th |
This was my most recent picture of the owl family. This one was my best. The owlets were more active and so was the owl. The owlets are the clearly defined gray blobs in front of dear mommy (owl mommy; my mom would probably not want wild owlets right in front of her) sometimes moving their heads.
I don't know "owl" long (for how long. Ha ha ha) it will take for the owlets to fledge but I will observe and find out. Stay tuned for more owl post! Thank you and good night! ( It might probably be day when you read this but who cares!)
