Owls

Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl on fence post after sunset, Colorado.
Audubon Bird Brown Burrowing Owl Colorado Nature Owl Wildlife bird of prey migrator predator
Owlets Venturing from Nest – Version 3
Audubon Bird Colorado Contest Great Horned Owl Owl Spring Wildlife cottonwood nest owlet
Owlets Venturing from Nest – Version 3
Audubon Bird Colorado Contest Great Horned Owl Owl Spring Wildlife cottonwood nest owlet
Two Owls
Great Horned Owl pair sit together upon a fence in the evening outside a rural farm house.
Audubon Bird Brown Colorado Great Horned Owl Green Nature Owl Wildlife bird of prey mates predator
Screech Owl Deep in Slumber
A Western Screech Owl sleeps tucked away in a tree hollow after a night’s hunting at Bosque del Apache NWR.
Audubon BW Bird New Mexico Owl Spring bird of prey bosque gray predator screech owl sleeping
Screech Owl Deep in Slumber
A Western Screech Owl sleeps tucked away in a tree hollow after a night’s hunting at Bosque del Apache NWR.
Audubon Bird New Mexico Owl Spring bird of prey bosque gray predator screech owl sleeping
Great Horned Owl in Winter
A great horned owl flew from a wood pile to land in ponderosa pine one sunny winter morning
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Ponderosa Pine Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey predator
Three Owlets
Three great horned owl owlets peer out from their nest in the crook of a great cottonwood tree.
Eastern Screech Owl
Sceech owl lives in a large cottonwood tree along the highline canal, a old irrigation ditch that weaves through the Denver Metropolitan Area. This canal now provides substantial green space across the city.
Audubon Bird Colorado Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey nest predator screech owl
Sleeping Western Screech Owl
Western Screech Owl, Clear Springs Ranch, Colorado.
Audubon Bird Colorado Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey nest predator screech owl
Western Screech Owl
Western Screech Owl, Clear Springs Ranch, Colorado.
Audubon Bird Colorado Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey nest predator screech owl
Owl Nesting in a Saguaro Cactus
A great horned owl nests in an old hawk nest built in the arms of a saguaro cactus, Arizona.
AZ Arizona Audubon Bird Cactus Contest Great Horned Owl Owl Saguero Sonoran Sonoran Desert Spring Wildlife bird of prey desert nest predator
Owlet twins began branching by climbing out a main branch of a cottonwood tree.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Owlet twins began branching by climbing out a main branch of a cottonwood tree.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Branching Owlets
Owlet twins began branching by climbing out a main branch of a cottonwood tree.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Tender Moment
Twin owlets kiss or bite each other in a seemingly tender moment.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Watching the Nest
Mother great horned owl watches her nest as the sun rises.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Watching the Sunrise
Mother great horned oelsits near her nest and watches as the sun rises.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Sneaking a Peek
A newly hatched owlet peeks out from under mothers tail feathers. Hugo SWA, CO
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Mother Flammulated Owl
Mother Flam sits near the nest as researchers remove and measure the owlets.
Audubon Bird Colorado Flammulated Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey experimental forest predator
Flammulated Owlet
Researcher holds a flammulated owlet (baby), Manitou Experimental Forest, Colorado.
Audubon Bird Colorado Flammulated Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey experimental forest predator
Flammulated Owlet
Researcher holds a flammulated owlet (baby), Manitou Experimental Forest, Colorado.
Audubon Bird Colorado Flammulated Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey experimental forest predator
Mr. Bowtie
Young great horned owl hoots calling to its family.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Pair of Great Horned Owls
Sitting in a cottonwood tree, Fountain Creek Nature Center, CO.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Great Horned Owl Hooting
Great horned owl hoots calling to its family.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Great Horned Owl Hooting
Great horned owl hoots calling to its family.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Great Horned Owl Hooting
Great horned owl hoot calling to other members of its family.
Audubon Bird Colorado Great Horned Owl Owl Rocky Mountains Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree predator
Owl Mates in Morning Light
A mating pair of owl sleep in the morning light. Last I checked, the female is now on her nest where she will spend most of her next 30 days.
Bird Colorado Fountain Creek Great Horned Owl Nature Owl Wildlife bird of prey cottonwood tree sleeping

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The Nature Photography of Shane Morrison

Owls