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This is a picture of a Mother Great Horned Owl with one of her chicks in the nest. Myself, and other people, have been looking for past weeks for this nest at Nature Preserve. It was found this past week, but not by myself. This nest is at least 40 feet high in tree and I have tried from different angles around tree to get clear shot but can't get shot without branches being in picture. I must say also it is an honor for me to witness this. I have been told that their is two chicks in nest. I hope to get better pictures in next few weeks as chicks will venture out of nest onto branches around nest. I read that they will have their downy feathers for about a month and don't begin to fly till then. Used Nikon D50 camera with Tamron 70-300mm lens set at 240mm Shutter set at 1/250 aperture F/8 and ISO at 800...image has been cropped and enhanced in editor..