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Barred Owl

Strix varia

Notes:

This owl was asleep in a branch that was only about 6 feet off the ground. It kept waking up to look at me then falling back asleep. They're quite common in my area and can be extremely noisy late at night.



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3 Comments

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili a year ago

Owls are amazing!

Steffi
Steffi a year ago

Beautiful!!

Did you see this story of a barred owl that spent the morning outside my office window... soon realized why:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/471...

Massachusetts, USA

Lat: 42.33, Long: -72.51

Spotted on Feb 15, 2010
Submitted on Jul 7, 2011

Reference

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