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The pair of Great Horned Owl babies in Theodore Wirth Park have been venturing further and further from their nest for the past few days. Then, with their mom in a tree perhaps 10 yards away, one of them lost his footing and ended up on the ground Wednesday evening, April 29, 2020 in Minneapolis.
Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.
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