During a hike at Catalina State Park yesterday afternoon in the Sonoran Desert I found this Great Horned Owl preparing for the evening hunt. Its feather plumage was fun to see … grayish white which the Cornell School of Ornithology recognizes as a “desert or SW phase” plumage color (scroll down to regional differences of the Cornell website). This coloration makes great sense given all the grays in its desert environment. Based upon the size of this individual owl I believe it is a female.
Watch my video of this owl starting its late afternoon hunt (video link for email subscribers)
so beautiful!
We watched a female GHO with two fledglings the March before last at Catalina, a great hiking spot. Thanks for sharing.
Lately your photographs come through “vertically enhanced” on my iPhone
I wonder why?
Mary … I have not changed anything, but it is very possible that your phone’s Android or Apple app has made changes … sometimes for the good … sometimes not so much.