21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Ready to leave.
This was the only barred owlet left in the nest, and it spent the morning at the opening watching life in the forest. After about three hours, it took three hops and and a few wing flaps and left home permanently.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Dunedin, Florida, United States of America |
| Camera: | ILCE-1 |
| Copyright: | © Jan Nickols |