A great grey owl fledgling stretches its wings on a tree in Grand Teton National Park. A few years ago, following several difficult winters, the great grey owl population plummeted in northwestern Wyoming. Recently, however, the owls have begun to bounce back, and their haunting calls are once again commonplace in the pine forests of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

A great grey owl fledgling stretches its wings on a tree in Grand Teton National Park. A few years ago, following several difficult winters, the great grey owl population plummeted in northwestern Wyoming. Recently, however, the owls have begun to bounce back, and their haunting calls are once again commonplace in the pine forests of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. (Wyoming Truth photo by Matt Stirn)