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Great Horned Owlets

Bubo virginianus

Description:

Young: Downy plumage grayish to buff, with dusky barring. By about october young birds acquire a complete set of flight feathers and tail : feathers that differ in pattern, shape , and wear from those of the adult: they have broader and more numerous crossbars, wings with uniformly fresh-looking rather than variably worn flight flight feathers and tail feather tapered rather than blunt ended.

Habitat:

Farms, Cities, Schools, Towns, Forests

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8 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Looks like winter is still in full force, glad they have warm feathers.

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 11 years ago

Awesome !!!

daniel.dparsons
daniel.dparsons 11 years ago

There are 4 owlets in the nest. Just three owlets decided to show themselves for the camera.

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 11 years ago

Wow, three babies! Mama must be pooped!

Super nice!

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Very nice!

alyshasmail2
alyshasmail2 11 years ago

😃

alyshasmail2
alyshasmail2 11 years ago

So cute!!!!

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Apr 23, 2013
Submitted on Apr 23, 2013

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