Great Horned Owl owlet, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
A young Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) sits on the top of a small white spruce tree in the boreal forest, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. This young owl is already a skilled predator, using its keen senses and powerful wings to navigate the Alaskan wilderness. Bubo virginianus. Photo © copyright by Carl Donohue.