Owlet First Flight

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Owlet First Flight

Artist

Judi Dressler

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Art

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A young Great Horned Owl practicing his or her flight skills. These young owlets usually stay close to the nest for the first few months of their lives, where mom and dad still help with feeding and teach them all they need to know to become successful hunters. I saw this young one out on the grasslands; it is one of two babies, and I was happy to get a flight shot. Due to a background that I didn't like much, I decided to turn it into a "Creative" image with the help of some texture and other impressionistic techniques. Hope you like it!

Great horned Owls (sometimes known by nicknames such as "tiger owl") are large owls native to the Americas, where their deep hoots may be heard across distances, especially in the winter when they begin thinking about nesting. This owl is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Great horned Owls typically nest in large trees but will also nest along bridges and other buildings, or even on the ground. They usually adopt a nest that was built by another species, but they also use cavities in live trees, dead snags, deserted buildings, cliff ledges, and human-made platforms. Pairs may roost together near the future nest site for several months before laying eggs. Aggressive and powerful in their hunting, they will take prey as varied as rabbits, hawks, snakes, and even skunks, and will even attack porcupines, often with fatal results for both prey and predator.

Photo taken in 2017 in Colorado.

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June 7th, 2017

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