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May 13, 2020
A better view of the youngest of this year's Great Horned Owls.
Why youngest? Because the other three chicks from this year's clutch have already gotten farther away from the nest. Two of them were out of the nest a good two weeks ago.
When the young birds leave the nest, they can't really fly much, and they spend a week or so very close by the nest, sitting in trees that are very easy for a beginning flyer to navigate. Eventually they move on to Palo Verde trees with trickier landings (and much more cover). After a few weeks they leave the area. The parents come back in January to nest again. Except I think there may be no nest to come back to next January.
A better view of the youngest of this year's Great Horned Owls.
Why youngest? Because the other three chicks from this year's clutch have already gotten farther away from the nest. Two of them were out of the nest a good two weeks ago.
When the young birds leave the nest, they can't really fly much, and they spend a week or so very close by the nest, sitting in trees that are very easy for a beginning flyer to navigate. Eventually they move on to Palo Verde trees with trickier landings (and much more cover). After a few weeks they leave the area. The parents come back in January to nest again. Except I think there may be no nest to come back to next January.