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Barred Owl (predator-prey)

Strix varia

Description:

A Barred Owl eating an unknown smaller bird it just captured. Photo 3 of 4 features the best view of the unknown bird -- can anyone ID its species?

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...

Notes:

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1 Comment

AshleyBradford
AshleyBradford 12 years ago

The color palette and size of the prey suggests Robin to me, but it's hard to be sure. I just can't think what else would match that size and color.

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Geodialist

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Apr 6, 2012

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