Great Horned Owl

Heard a pair calling to each other while on a New Year's Day walk and found this one.

Good looking bird, nice capture. Just curious ... how large are these guys?

Thanks.

They're about 22 inches. Females are larger than males.

Thank you - I appreciate that. They are bigger than I thought.

Fantastic captures, Next on my list. The last one (barred) took over 18 months...hoping for better luck with the great horned.

Nice captures and great bird.

Well done Ken.

Very nice find, nice shots.

Beautiful captures. I really like the first one just peeking out through the branches.

Awesome find Ken and excellent shots.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #17370217
Fantastic captures, Next on my list. The last one (barred) took over 18 months...hoping for better luck with the great horned.

Thanks. GHOs are common around here, but they can be hard to see unless they're calling or a mob of crows gives them away.

budcam wrote in post #17370270
Nice captures and great bird.

Thanks.

2n10 wrote in post #17371513
Well done Ken.

Thanks John.

Crimzon wrote in post #17371713
Very nice find, nice shots.

Thank you.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #17371734
Beautiful captures. I really like the first one just peeking out through the branches.

Thanks. That one gives an idea of how well a big bird can hide. Standing just a few feet to one side I couldn't see it at all.

Peter2516 wrote in post #17371886
Awesome find Ken and excellent shots.

Thanks Peter.

Excellent photo and good job locating him.

Great shots here....loved them...!!!

hulgar wrote in post #17372137
Excellent photo and good job locating him.

PIXPHATIC wrote in post #17372212
Great shots here....loved them...!!!

Thanks. I appreciate the comments.

Simply awesome. Owls rank up there as one of my top three favorites. Not real easy to find and capture. Awesome job!!