Baby Whoo Whoo: A True Story of a Great American Horned Owlet

Early May 2024, to my surprise, a small owlet fell from its loving home atop a tall pine tree to the ground. I tried to chase the small owlet to smaller trees for its protection. In a few days, it was able to hop to lower branches. The mother and father continued to watch their baby from other trees. I was privileged to watch the parents teach the owlet right in my backyard.

Facts about the great American horned owls:

They can fly twenty to forty miles an hour.

They lay between one and four e...