A Great Horned Owlet stretches its wings ( one wing over its sibling's head) . Note the white feather in its beak.....

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An older shot of mine of a newly fledged Great Horned Owlet learning to fly short distances from tree to tree.

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The smaller of the two Great Horned Owlets finally left the nesting area a couple of nights ago or maybe early yesterday morning. I found her late yesterday and I am pretty sure this is her again from this afternoon/early evening. She is quite clumsy compared to he first owlet who was flying from tree to tree a few days ago. Its mother was nearby and down on the forest floor hopping from log to log looking for food ( muskrats I think) Jumior here split its time looking at several birds that were attempting to harass it, watching mom hunt and sleeping, preening etc...Twice a red squirrel came close to me and the owlet was fixated so it already knows its prey even if it hasn't got the experience necessary to catch it...

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A young bird and in this shot she had left the nesting area one week prior and was pretty mobile...

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Great Horned Owlet the day after it left the nesting area. Already quite mobile when it wants to be. Here it is moving from one perch to a higher perch in another tree.

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