Had help finding this nest, unlike the two Great Horned Owl nests. The Arizona State Parks sponsors a great birding hike each Sunday (and most Tuesdays) at 7 am in Catalina State Park. The hike leader showed me the nest location, and I definitely agreed not to reveal that location. I never would have found this nest on my own.

Long Eared Owlets (one chick is now branching)

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As a reminder, this should be your goal while birding … don’t stress the birds. One owl is ignoring me and the other is falling asleep. I used my Canon SX-70 Super Zoom Camera with 65x optical zoom for these images (not my Sony A6300). This allowed me to stay a long ways away. I am 100% utilizing manual settings, and the bright Arizona sun allowed me to lower the ISO to 100, the top quality.

The owlets definitely checked me out, but realized I was harmless and keeping my distance.