SNAP SHOT
A Great Horned Owl Mama Mia’ protects her chicks with the bow of her enormous wing span, keeping them safe from nasty aggressive predators as Black Crows, Ravens, Roadrunners and Reptiles.
The nest, built into the folded arms of a Majestic Saguaro Cacti provide a natural barrier to deter predation.
Her eyes reflect the amazing sunset she is looking into, as the tapetum lucidum layer in the retina catch the rays of the setting sun.
Owls eyes are much more sensitive in low light than human vision in minimal light.
Cave Creek, Arizona
May 2018
Artist Note: I do not use drones to take the photographs as they are intrusive and very unappreciated by nesting birds.
However I do resource a six foot painters ladder that is carefully positioned not to disturb but to view. No owls or chicks have been harmed in the process.