Nestled in the crook of a tree branch, a pair of owlets flank an adult great horned owl as the three bask in the sun between the Gymnasium-Natatorium and Temin Lakeshore Path (Willow Creek) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 14, 2015. Abundant with animal wildlife, the wooded area is part of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.//Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison
Jeff Miller, senior photographer in University Communications and Marketing here at UW-Madison, has spent the better part of a week trying to photograph the owls we’ve written about over the last couple weeks. His search paid off when he got this spectacular shot of not just two owls, but three! Here, as the caption says, is an adult great horned owl surrounded by two youthful owlets, who seem to be getting their adult feathers.
I know this photo makes us smile. How about you?