Wild adults and juvenile California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis), perched in the San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County, California, USA.
A wild family of California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) perching on oak branches. This forest health indicator species needs undisturbed old growth habitat for breeding, and shares the same threats as those of its cousin the Federally listed northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis), from logging, deforestation and future habitat damage from global climate change. San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County, California, USA.
