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April 7, 2010

Great-horned Owlets - Day 21

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that in this photo taken April 7th, the owlets would be approximately 21-24 days old.

Note that, in this image, for the first time, you can see the camouflage pattern of dark brown/buff stripes on the feathers, similar to the mother owl. So it appears the these owlets are rapidly progressing past the initial "down" feather stage.

Also, I only see one owlet in this photo. I'm not clear where the other owlet is. I can only assume he is beneath his mother's wing and is much more shy than his sibling.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

Posted by Rob Kiser on April 7, 2010 at 3:28 PM

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