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Great Horned Owlet on a Montana farm

By Mia McPherson, on March 14th, 2013%

Great Horned Owlet – Nikon D200, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 400, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited

People are fascinated by owls, I know I am. It might be that owls have forward facing eyes like this Great Horned Owlet. Those eyes truly draw a person in.

I photographed this young Great Horned Owlet in Glacier County, Montana in 2009 as it rested on the foundation of an old granary, its siblings were somewhere inside the dark granary interior.

I normally don’t do clone work on my images but there was a bright pipe in the upper right hand corner that was distracting because it was bright and it didn’t look right with the rest of the old wood, rusty nails and spring green grass.

I can’t help but smile when I look at this.

Mia

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Great Horned Owl fledgling in a Montana granary window

By Mia McPherson, on February 2nd, 2013%

Great Horned Owl fledgling in Glacier County, Montana – Nikon D200, tripod mounted, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 400, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 272mm, natural light, not baited or called in

Currently throughout the breeding range of Great Horned Owls the owls have either begun to nest or have nested already. Great Horned Owls have a large range and are found in the U.S., Canada and Central America. Great Horned Owls can begin breeding as early as November in Florida and as late as May in the most northern part of their range.

This fledgling Great Horned Owl was photographed in the month of June in Glacier County, Montana in the window of an old granary, the strong winds in northern Montana have pushed the granary to a slant. Even at this young age the horns of the owlet were visible. Looking at this young Great Horned Owl I can visualize what it will look like as an adult and earns the nickname “Tiger of the Sky”.

Mia

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Great Horned Owl fledgling

By Mia McPherson, on August 20th, 2012%

Great Horned Owl fledgling perched in a granary window

Fluffy Great Horned Owl fledgling + knotty weathered wood + large yellow eyes = Wonderful!

It isn’t likely that I will have any new images of Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) fledglings this year because they breed so early in the season so I thought I would post one from two years ago that was taken in Glacier County, Montana while it perched in the window of an old granary that is wickedly lopsided. I’m most likely at that same location today (this post was scheduled ahead of time) trying to locate the adult owls.

I adore owls; especially juveniles, old barns, homesteads and granaries so this image always makes me smile when I see it.

Mia

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