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Enjoy five of the top moments from the 2025 Great Horned Owl Cam season! This year featured plenty of late-night action and serene spring days as Athena and her mate successfully raised two fluffy owlets to fledging in their nest—a sotol planter located within the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.

Have a favorite moment from the season? Share it in the comments! To revisit any of these highlights, check out the full clips linked below.

0:10 Athena's Mate Delivers Her A Rat At Great Horned Owl Nest:    • Athena's Mate Delivers Her A Rat At Great ...  
0:30 Athena Reveals Downy Duo After Second Owlet Hatches:    • First Daylight Look At Both Great Horned O...  
1:01 Athena Feeds Adorable Owlets Dinner At Wildflower Center:    • Athena Feeds Her Adorable Owlets Dinner At...  
1:27 Great Horned Owl Family Survives A Soggy Day In Austin, Texas:    • Athena And Owlets Survive A Soggy Day At G...  
1:46 Great Horned Owlets Leave Nest With One Fall And One Leap:
First Fledge:    • Great Horned Owlet Fledges! Slips From Wil...  
Second Fledge:    • Second Owlet Fledges From Great Horned Owl...  

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For more than a decade, the Wildflower Center has been home to a nesting pair of great horned owls. The female, who they have affectionately named Athena, nests right above the entrance to the courtyard in a sotol planter. When conditions are right and her eggs hatch into owlets, she provides a rare opportunity to view a wild great horned owl rearing her young.

In 2024, Athena and her mate fledged two young from this site.

Great Horned Owls are fierce predators that hunt a diverse assortment of prey. They are generally nocturnal hunters, but will also hunt in broad daylight. Throughout the nesting period, the owls may arrive at the nest site with meals of small- to medium-sized mammals, reptiles, fish, and birds of all sizes.

Female Great Horned Owls spend most of the time at the nest caring for eggs and owlets while males hunt for food. After fledging, young may remain with their parents for 3–4 months before dispersing from natal territories.


About the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Named the Botanic Garden of Texas by the state legislature, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center welcomes almost 250,000 people to its gardens annually, fulfilling its mission to inspire the conservation of native plants through research, conservation, education, and horticultural programs. The Wildflower Center is part of the University of Texas Field Station network and is the embodiment of Mrs. Johnson’s environmental legacy, a fact she recognized by noting, “Our Center works for more than the lovely blossoms in our open spaces. We are concerned for all of North America’s native plants, from the smallest sprout to the tallest tree.”

Learn more about the Wildflower Center at https://www.wildflower.org/

00:00 Introduction
00:10 Athena's Mate Delivers Her A Rat At Great Horned Owl Nest
00:31 Athena Reveals Downy Duo After Second Owlet Hatches
01:02 Athena Feeds Adorable Owlets Dinner At Wildflower Center
01:26 Great Horned Owl Family Survives A Soggy Day In Austin, Texas
01:45 Great Horned Owlets Leave Nest With One Fall And One Leap