Sunday August 19, 2012

Great Horned Owl

Tonight while we were having a Sunday school picnic at our pavilion, someone said, “There’s a large owl in your tree.”

I took this picture at a safe distance – almost directly above us.

Then I moved a bit closer. It was easy to photograph because it was so large. It flew away as I tried to get even closer.

According to my Stokes Field Guide to Birds (Eastern Region) it is a Great Horned Owl. Some of you are avid birders. What do you think?

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I don’t remember ever seeing one of these before.

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