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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Description:

Great Horned Owl. Caught it winking at us. Mid-morning, probably it was just sleepy.

Habitat:

Perched on a cottonwood limb in a Willow-Cottonwood riparian gallery forest, very close the Rio Grande in Albuquerque's south valley.

Notes:

Weather was clear and warm, no wind.

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Welcome to Project Noah Vickbird
Very nice first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing
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Vickbird
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Vickbird

ABQ, New Mexico, USA

Spotted on Aug 22, 2014
Submitted on Sep 29, 2014

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