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Strix nebulosa
This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, it is a very impressive bird of prey. Its head is large and rounded. Predominant color is gray or grayish brown.
Boreal forests, although they may irrupt in some winters and move much further south to find food.
This owl was photographed during the big irruption in the upper Midwest in the winter of 2004/2005. It was an amazing winter; sometimes I'd see 40-50 of these owls each day I went looking for them.
Spotted on Feb 12, 2005
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks everyone. He/she had just jumped off a perch and smashed into the snow, presumably after prey that it heard scurrying under the snow. I don't think it caught it or I probably would have seen it. It just sat there for about three minutes before flying back to another perch some distance away.
AMAZING!
I love this!
Great Shot....