Great horned owl

 

He sat absolutely still, high up in a loblolly pine looking like an extension of the tree trunk.

Owlets

The Great Horned Owl's nest at Wilkerson Nature Preserve has two very large owlets.  Mom doesn't sit on the nest, but she'll be close by.  

One of them was on the edge of the nest ready to jump.

The nature center has roped off the area under the nest, and put up warning signs.  The Naturalist is worried that the owlets will fall from the nest, and Mom will attack anyone that gets close to them.  The nest is right over the children's play area and picnic area, so it could be pretty ugly.

Whooooo

Way up near the top of a loblolly pine, is the nest of a Great Horned Owl.  You can see momma owl's silhouette.  The nest is right above the children's play area at Wilkerson Nature Preserve.  She's watching the children pretty closely.