Started the day at the Barred Owl nest. Got a few shots of the babies and both parents. The nest cavity is getting a little tight for the babies now and they are doing a lot of stretching of their wings. Afterwards I did a little walk around the park and got some good photos of a Wood Duck, Common Gallinule, Green Heron, Alligator, and Black-Crowned Night Heron. I stopped to check on a Great Horned Owl nest nearby. Apparently the nest blew down with a recent storm but people rescued them and put them back in the tree in a basket. I couldn’t see the babies but I’ll check back next week. I also stopped to check on a pair of Great Horned Owls that fledged a week or two ago. I eventually found them cuddling together in a tree several hundred feet from their nest tree. Finally we had a picnic at a park and I got pics of another momma Great Horned Owl resting in an oak tree.
About 2 1/2 week old Barred Owlets.
About 2 1/2 week old Barred Owlets.
Mama Barred Owl perched about 10 feet from me.
Closeup of mama owl.
Baby looking out of his home.
Papa Barred Owl watching nearby.
Peekaboo.
Male Wood Duck with reflection.
Common Gallinule portrait (AKA candy cane face. OK I made that up).
Green Heron
Gator
Gator eye closeup with reflection of boardwalk. Can see me if you look close. I’m the lump laying on the boardwalk. The person standing was a fellow photographer I was shooting with.
Common Grackle
Black-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret Reflection
Basket nest
6-7 week old Great Horned Owl fledglings.
Yet another mama Great Horned Owl.
Dang, it does not get any better than these shots. Those owls just blend into the trees and the holes they nest in. Every shot is a Gem and I believe I now a Jewell who will love these pictures. In fact, I know a 103 year old Grandma Jewell, a 46 year old Rebecca Jewell and an 11 year old Kyla Jewell. These zjewells fit right in with your photo Gems.