The Great Horned Owl: Avian articles

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BJ, I enjoyed reading about cranes, blue herons, and great horned owls. I'm a beginning bird watcher and I've been fortunate enough to see all three of these beauties in the wild.

It was very interesting to read about great blue herons and their heronries. I had always been under the impression that they were solitary creatures. For some reason, I'm glad to know they're not.

Last year, while bird watching in Southeastern Arizona, I was able to observe a great horned owl and her brood. She stood on a branch just outside the nest, which was a hole in a large cottonwood tree. Several of us observed from a respectable (safe) distance, but she looked like she could inflict some real damage should anyone come too close. The little ones were white fuzzballs with their little heads sometimes peeking over the lip of the nest.

-- posted by MsPersephone