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Great Horned Owl&Owlet

Bubo virginianus

Description:

Adult: A very powerful bulky owl with a broad body. Female larger than the males and generally darker. Large head, stout ear tuffs, and yellow eyes. Broad facial disk rimmed with black, whitish superciliary eyebrows. White foreneck often conspicuous and ruff like, especially when vocalizing. Upper chest coarsely mottled; rest of the underparts crossbarred. Gray bill; densely feathered legs and toes.

Habitat:

Cities, Towns, Forests, Farms, Trees next to major roads

Notes:

I took this picture of the Mother owl and owlet on S Timberline and Carpenter Rd

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2 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

If that's the nest on the right, please put this spotting in the Animal Arcitecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 10 years ago

Cuties!

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on May 3, 2013
Submitted on May 3, 2013

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