Adolescent owl trying to look tough after getting spooked by a robin--how embarassing

Brooklyn got its first two great horned owl babies in a century this spring. Maybe they stayed away because they were so scared of the songbirds.

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Prospect Park owls fledged; Hawk parent nabs a pigeon

The Prospect Park owls have learned to fly, but are still hanging around near their nest with their parents.

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More of Brooklyn's secret owl family

Brooklyn great horned owls branching–hopping around their nest tree, thinking about taking their first flight.

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Brooklyn hatches its first native great horned owlets in a century

Two great horned owlets on nest

The Prospect Park owls have hatched two chicks that can are now big enough to flap around and think about flying. They’re the first raised in the borough since records were kept.

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Great horned owl pair hanging around in Propsect Park

owl showing talons

In New York City, you don’t have to be a good enough birder to spot the owl. Just good enough to spot the birders watching the owl.

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