My Arizona Desert (2) - 2008-2020 - page 65
This is my desert. Arizona is beautiful, and I'm trying to show what I see when I go for a walk. Most of these images were taken within 1 miles of my house in north Phoenix. Most of those were taken within a five minute walk. Images are in chronological order. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version.
May 13, 2020<br>Turning back around, I now have a clear sightline to owl #2.
May 13, 2020
Turning back around, I now have a clear sightline to owl #2.
May 13, 2020<br>Walking back around the dead tree yet again (had to go back and retrieve a tripod), I have another good view of owl #1.
May 13, 2020
Walking back around the dead tree yet again (had to go back and retrieve a tripod), I have another good view of owl #1.
May 13, 2020<br>Now I'm walking down toward a pair of owls in a blooming Ironwood tree.
May 13, 2020
Now I'm walking down toward a pair of owls in a blooming Ironwood tree.
May 13, 2020<br>There is clearly a juvenile Great Horned Owl in the tree, and an adult (probably the female mother) sitting on the end, not looking very happy with my approach.
May 13, 2020
There is clearly a juvenile Great Horned Owl in the tree, and an adult (probably the female mother) sitting on the end, not looking very happy with my approach.
May 13, 2020<br>Great Horned Owl.<br>Based on size (female Great Horned Owls are bigger than the males) and behavior (the mother birds tend to stay much much closer to the chicks than the males), I think this is the mother of the chicks.
May 13, 2020
Great Horned Owl.
Based on size (female Great Horned Owls are bigger than the males) and behavior (the mother birds tend to stay much much closer to the chicks than the males), I think this is the mother of the chicks.
May 13, 2020<br>I knew as I approached, slowly, that at some point the owl would take off and fly away. This is how I get some bird-in-flight shots, but it is tough. First, an owl waits until you look down for a split-second before they slightly take off. Second, they are very likely to fly away from you. Third, you have to look down as you approach in the desert because there are rattlesnakes out there too.
May 13, 2020
I knew as I approached, slowly, that at some point the owl would take off and fly away. This is how I get some bird-in-flight shots, but it is tough. First, an owl waits until you look down for a split-second before they slightly take off. Second, they are very likely to fly away from you. Third, you have to look down as you approach in the desert because there are rattlesnakes out there too.