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Great Horned Owl

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Great Horned Owl nest, Denali National Park, Alaska.

I have never had a close look at a Great Horned Owl, so to see one on a nest with two chicks was a real treat!  Now, back into the park.  (Note: Thank you Calvin for the heads up on the species, I have made the correction).

This entry was posted on Monday, June 9th, 2008 at 4:00 am and is filed under Alaska, Author, Denali, Photos, Ron, Travel, Wildlife. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

12 Responses to “Great Horned Owl”

  1. Richard Wong Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 7:10 am

    You have been getting some great wildlife shots in Denali. This may be the best one yet!

  2. Calvin Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 8:47 am

    Hi Ron,

    Looks like you are having a remarkable trip. That wolf shot in great light looks like a “rent a wolf” shot. To get that in the wild is remarkable.

    The owls are a great shot but I think you have Great Horned instead of Great Grey’s.

    Hope the rest of the trip is as productive!

    PS You have gotten so many nice wolf shots in Denali. Have you made pets of them???

    Calvin

  3. Janine Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 8:53 am

    Hi Ron,

    That is a fantastic shot, nice job!!!

    Janine

  4. Janine Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 10:04 am

    Hi Calvin,

    Thanks for the heads up on the species! You are correct and I made the change.

    Janine

  5. Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 10:09 am

    Great photo. I just got my first shot with an owl in it a few days ago. My owl is so much smaller than yours. OMG! I have owl envy!

  6. Carl Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Hey Ron,

    &$*%^#($%&!

    I just got my first owl images this last week, over in Wrangell - St. Elias. A few Great Horned Owlets - nothing in decent light, and nothing with the adults, and you wander into Denali and get this! It’s not fair.

    It’s interesting though - the owl chicks I was shooting have pretty much fledged - they were flying , albeit only short distances, but they weren’t on the nest any more - though the parents were never too far away.

    I’ll have an owlet on the blog later today.

    Cheers

    Carl

  7. Beth Lunsford Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am

    Woo!! That is one fabulous photo. It looks like a painting. Everything came together right on this shot. Great work!!

  8. Mom Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 9:50 am

    Wow, what a shot! You have a special karma with wildlife. I can sit for hours and see only mosquitoes, then you walk up and critters appear from nowhere and preen and smile for you. Good job!

    Mom

  9. Ken Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Hi Ron,
    I just stumbled upon your site while conducting a Google search for an image and — wow! — I’m awed by your work. What great stuff!

    I’ll definitely be checking in to view your latest.

    Best,
    km

  10. Ron Says:
    June 11th, 2008 at 9:49 am

    Thanks for all the really nice comments! This is my first time I have been on the internet since I posted this photo.

    Thanks for the correction on the species Calvin - I should have known better, the difference is obvious - I took someone’s word and never double checked. I’m still working on the wolf pet thing LOL.

    Hey Gary and Carl, this must be owl karma week!

    Thanks again everyone,

    Ron

  11. Laurent Says:
    June 13th, 2008 at 9:10 am

    This is absolutely beautiful, Ron. Great image!

  12. Ron Says:
    June 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Thanks a lot Laurent!

    Ron

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