LEO chicks

The first reported sighting of Long-eared Owls here in Summit County, Utah was of these guys parents back in February of this year. My wife and I started hearing their repeated, monotonous single hoots in December of last year and through research, determined it to be LEO's. First time ever we have identified a species from sound before we actually saw the bird. A cure for insomnia one night was counting over 130 hoots in a row before regaining slumber. In March I discovered a collapsed Magpie nest occupied by a LEO female. She sat for 30 days before disappearing without ever seeing any sign of chicks. Heart breaking as it was, I would see an adult on the wing once in awhile and knew they were still here, somewhere, buried  deep in our Red Hawthorn thickets. An out of town guest saw the movement of a chick last week and to or surprise there are 4 young juveniles now. Here are two of the fist reported successfully reproduced chicks. Not that they haven't been here longer than people. They are wonderful new neighbors. 

Canon 7D ii, Canon 400 2.8 w/ 1.4 ext. 1/1600 sec. @ f10. ISO 800. tripod. processed in LR4 cropped for composition.

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