[cobirds] Unusual Gr. Horned Owl nest site: w/pics

This morning I spotted a Great Horned Owl nesting under the overhanging ledge of a shear cliff about 200 ft above the ground.  It was on the a butte across the river from Pathfinder Park in Fremont Co.  I assume it was occupying an abandoned nest left by the ravens that once nested at this site.

 

 

GHOW on nest

Butte

The picture above shows the cliff where the nest is located.  The overhanging ledge is the shadowed area just below the top of butte.  The butte is on prison property but can be viewed from Pathfinder Park.  A scope is required.

 

(This is my first attempt to add pics to a cobirds post.)

 

Rich Miller

Canon City