21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Foggy Woods

Fog,wet, woods and owls consisting of a picture show and tell me what great nature environment does have. This is all about great living Habitat of the young great-horned owls. ​ The great horned owl known as Bubo virginianus is a big owl native to the Americas. They hunt at night or at dusk preys as rabbits,hawks, snakes and even skunks,rats and etc. They begin nesting very early in north in late Jan. In courtship,normally they uses old nest of other large birds like eagles, hawks Or tree cavity.The female hatches about a month and young owlets fledged out after 4-5 weeks.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Mississauga, Canada
Copyright: © Picart/Dennis Liu