Natural Selection

Natural Selection

The one that didn't make it...this is most likely a Great Horned Owl egg. It's huge, about 2 inches in length, and was originally white, but now had patches of dirt. Great Horneds usually take up residence in a stick nest left over from another bird, which we saw overhead, and they may nest as early as February. Bubo virginianus

Categories: [Sierra Mixed Conifer]  [birds]  

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  • I'm surprised no other critter has found and eaten it.
    Kathe @ 06-01-2009
  • That is really something...
    Donald Kinney @ 06-02-2009
  • wonderful - a little world revealed in your frame.
    grant @ 06-02-2009
  • awesome details! very nice find here!
    Liang @ 06-03-2009
  • What a great find!!! Love the perfect simplicity.
    Marcie @ 06-03-2009
  • Interesting find, especially impressed with your knowledge, I would never have known. Lovely composition with the surround vegetation and the warm colors. Great capture!
    John Maslowski @ 06-03-2009
  • I hit on your site and really enjoyed the egg and colors. That is a great one to send to the BLM or Forest Service; they make posters each year with a theme. Your composition and colors say it all. Very warm.
    Jeanne @ 06-03-2009
  • touching image. of course this happens but somehow the way you've photographed it pulls at me. it feels poignant.
    michele @ 06-03-2009

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Natural Selection

Natural Selection

The one that didn't make it...this is most likely a Great Horned Owl egg. It's huge, about 2 inches in length, and was originally white, but now had patches of dirt. Great Horneds usually take up residence in a stick nest left over from another bird, which we saw overhead, and they may nest as early as February. Bubo virginianus

Categories: [Sierra Mixed Conifer]  [birds]  

Latest Comment

  • I'm surprised no other critter has found and eaten it.
    Kathe @ 06-01-2009
  • That is really something...
    Donald Kinney @ 06-02-2009
  • wonderful - a little world revealed in your frame.
    grant @ 06-02-2009
  • awesome details! very nice find here!
    Liang @ 06-03-2009
  • What a great find!!! Love the perfect simplicity.
    Marcie @ 06-03-2009
  • Interesting find, especially impressed with your knowledge, I would never have known. Lovely composition with the surround vegetation and the warm colors. Great capture!
    John Maslowski @ 06-03-2009
  • I hit on your site and really enjoyed the egg and colors. That is a great one to send to the BLM or Forest Service; they make posters each year with a theme. Your composition and colors say it all. Very warm.
    Jeanne @ 06-03-2009
  • touching image. of course this happens but somehow the way you've photographed it pulls at me. it feels poignant.
    michele @ 06-03-2009

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