May 13, 2020
Once i get close to the nest, I can confirm it is now empty of birds.

May 13, 2020
Halfway up that nest cactus is a nice set of flowers blooming.

May 13, 2020
10 days ago two juvenile owls were perched on the very top of this dead tree. No such luck today, so I started looking around the area. I looked at this tree three times from different angles. As I was walking back around, I finally noticed this Great Horned Owl just sitting there watching me.

May 13, 2020
A better view of the youngest of this year's Great Horned Owls.

Why youngest? Because the other three chicks from this year's clutch have already gotten farther away from the nest. Two of them were out of the nest a good two weeks ago.

When the young birds leave the nest, they can't really fly much, and they spend a week or so very close by the nest, sitting in trees that are very easy for a beginning flyer to navigate. Eventually they move on to Palo Verde trees with trickier landings (and much more cover). After a few weeks they leave the area. The parents come back in January to nest again. Except I think there may be no nest to come back to next January.

May 13, 2020
A much better angle, but there are a lot of sticks in the way trying to get a sightline to this juvenile Great Horned owl.

May 13, 2020
While photographing the owl, a Gambel's Quail perched on the other side of the tree and started chirping at the owl.