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Ten Pointer in the Rain
I was soaking wet this morning in Valley Forge, but happy as a clam. I found the great horned owl asleep on a low branch right in front of me. As I was trying to get the raincoat away from the camera dials, the owl opened his eyes very wide, stood up straight and…
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Owl Being Harassed by Crows
Yesterday as I was walking in Valley Forge I heard crows barking in a remote corner of the woods. I hauled my big lens and me over lots of dead trees to finally get to the racket. There must have been 15 crows harassing this beautiful but highly annoyed Great Horned Owl. She was…
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Great Horned Owl in Valley Forge
I went through the woods yesterday and when I got to the point of deciding to keep going or turn back, I doubled back around the edge to go the other way. As I turned a corner there, just a few feet away was the beautiful and rarely seen Great Horned Owl perched on…
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Cedar Waxwing and the Berry Yesterday in Valley Forge
Yesterday Valley Forge was flush with birds. Oh my. There were flocks of robins and starlings and cedar waxwings and blue jays and flickers. I spent the first two hours without any success. Walking through the newly seeded meadow and the thick brush of the bordering woods. I was within feet of a beautiful…
