Baby Whoo Whoo

Early May 2024, to my surprise, a small owlet fell from its loving home atop a tall pine tree to the ground. I tried to chase the small owlet to smaller trees for its protection. In a few days, it was able to hop to lower branches. The mother and father continued to watch their baby from other trees. I was privileged to watch the parents teach the owlet right in my backyard.

Facts about the great American horned owls:

They can fly twenty to forty miles an hour.

They lay between one and four eggs.

Wing span can be as large as forty-eight to sixty inches, and they weigh about three pounds.

Females are about 20 percent larger than males.

Owls can carry as much as nine pounds.

Owls can hear up to ten miles away.

Great American horned owls can move their heads 270 degrees.

-- Carole Rounds