Bryan Patrick Photography

Show Navigation
back to search results
Info

A baby Gray Owl sits and looks at his mother in a tree nearby. The Great Gray Owl is one of the most majestic and rare birds in North America. Until recently, it's been found in California almost exclusively around Yosemite, in mountain meadows. Now that's changed -- three pairs are nesting, in of all places, outside Placerville, startling scientists and bird watchers. What's more, they are nesting not in untrammeled wilderness but on a logging company's land. Mount Aukum is a small foothills town south of Placerville, and north of Jackson is were the bird were found. July 7, 2011.

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download
Filename
birds 23.jpg
Copyright
Bryan Patrick
Image Size
1213x1822 / 577.2KB
Contained in galleries
Birds
A baby Gray Owl sits and looks at his mother in a tree nearby. The Great Gray Owl is one of the most majestic and rare birds in North America. Until recently, it's been found in California almost exclusively around Yosemite, in mountain meadows. Now that's changed -- three pairs are nesting, in of all places, outside Placerville, startling scientists and bird watchers. What's more, they are nesting not in untrammeled wilderness but on a logging company's land. Mount Aukum is a small foothills town south of Placerville, and north of Jackson is were the bird were found. July 7, 2011.