View more on Instagram 2,236 likes wildflowercenter 🦉 Exciting news! Athena, the beloved great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, is back for her 14th year!

Athena is a female great horned owl who has laid eggs at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for 14 years. This year, she arrived and laid her first egg on March 1, and her second egg came on ...

Athena, Texas’ much-loved great horned owl, already incubating one egg on live camera stream made possible by Cornell Lab of OrnithologyAustin, Texas, March 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the ...

Athena has been nesting at the Wildflower Center for about 15 years. The owl cam was installed last year and is offering a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with an owl family.

Maybe they just show the real Bubo owl on the shoulder of Athena for a few scenes. That would make more sense. Alex T. on Feb 11, 2010 21 No, Bubo, no go to theater.

Athena returned to the center's raised planter at the entrance in early March to nest. The owl has been returning to the same spot for the past 15 years.