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Baby owls are called owlets. Great Horned Owl owlets (Bubo virginianus) are nearly naked, and their eyes are closed at the time...
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Fledgeling Great Horned owlet

Idaho

Baby owls are called owlets. Great Horned Owl owlets (Bubo virginianus) are nearly naked, and their eyes are closed at the time of hatching. At about one week of age, the owlets' fluffy white down is replaced by grayish down; at ten days old, their eyes open. The female continues to brood the young owlets for a couple of weeks. Young may leave the nest and climb on nearby branches at 5 weeks. They can fly at about 9-10 weeks and are tended and fed by parents for up to several months. Photo © copyright by Robert Faucher.

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