Hanging out in Golden Gate Park this weekend, we spied a group of people gathered around a lone tree along JFK Boulevard, across from the bison paddock. They were pointing up and holding cameras with extra-long lenses. It was a great horned owl sighting. Apparently this owl has built a nest along the main roadway in the park and had chicks in the first week of February.
It was dusk and my tiny camera could barely handle a photo of the people gathered, so I apologize for the low-quality images, but they'll give you an idea of the urban situation. People, in general, tend to be curious about owls. This one was a beaut. Really large and hooting away. She probably wanted to go hunting and all the people were making her nervous about leaving her chicks.
David Cruz has posted some excellent close-up photos of the owl and her chicks on the
SFGate blog.
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| Quite an owl-spotting crowd. They were actually blocking traffic, but traffic was stopped anyway, looking up. |
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| Here's the tree. |
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| Can you see the great horned owl? She's really camouflaged. |
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| Baby turtles at nearby Spreckels Lake. |
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