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While it was VERY cold on the spit sunday morning, I did manage to see this Great Horned Owl while photographing coyote prints in the snow.

As I learned in the 'owl prowl' a few months earlier, owls are extremely quiet (essentially silent) fliers. I didn't hear him coming, but I saw him go. The owl flew about 30 feet over my head as I was shooting prints on the ground. I saw him land about 200 feet south of me in this tree, so I circled around until I had some light and stopped about 200 feet west of his perch as you see him here.

Such an amazing bird.

Cool Facts:

  • The Great Horned Owl is the only animal that regularly eats skunks.
  • The Great Horned Owl will take large prey, even other raptorial birds. It regularly kills and eats other owls, and is an important predator on nestling Ospreys. The reintroduction of Peregrine Falcons has been hampered in some areas by owls killing both adult and nestling falcons.
  • The Great Horned Owl is a regular victim of harassment from flocks of American Crows. Crows congregate from long distances to mob owls, and may continue yelling at them for hours. The enmity of the crows is well earned, however, as the owl is probably the most important predator on adult crows and nestlings.
<a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Great_Horned_Owl.html" rel="nofollow">Great Horned Owl - All About Birds</a>
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Author Matt MacGillivray from Toronto, Canada
Camera location43° 39′ 07.67″ N, 79° 19′ 22.05″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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