Great Horned Owl Chick, Wrangell – St. Elias National Park, Alaska.
Great Horned Owl chick (owlet - Bubo virginianus), in Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The chicks were just flegding, and learning to fly. This little guy had landed on the grounded, and before long flew off to a nearby white spruce tree in the boreal forest. Great Horned Owl, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Please click on the image to view a larger version of the photo.
Hey Folks
Just a quick photo for the weekend. A Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) chick in Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The young owls were just fledging, learning to fly, and this little guy wasn’t quite sure what to make of the weird guy with the camera, laying prone on the ground nearby.
Have a great weekend all.
Cheers
Carl
Great shot Carl. What a great thing to come across.
Nice image Carl. Owls are so secretive that just make a find like this is great let alone capturing a wonderful image as you have.
Great image Carl! What a treat to find.
really fantastic shot — how great to have an opportunity to shoot this guy from eye level on the ground too!
wow, this is a great and precious image, Carl!
Nice depth of field, really isolates the owl and yet eyes and feathers are so sharp.
Hey Folks,
Thanks so much for all your kind words, much appreciated. It was certainly a great opportunity, and I’m glad the owl (and his/her siblings) were so patient with me.
Cheers
Carl