ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
ORIGINAL: GregH
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
ORIGINAL: KodiakArcher
That's actually a Great Horned Owl.
Good catch and was going to be my first sentence as well.
Greg, nice job and please let us know how it turns out.
Guy's, it's way too small to be a Great horned Owl. I just saw a couple of those last week. This thing is SMALL! My pet pigeon could whip it's ass! [:-]
I've caught Screech owls before and I really believe that this is one of them. They come in many different color variations. This thing is no more than 10" tall. By this time of year, the baby Great Horned owls would be darn near full size and a heck of a lot bigger than this one.
Damn, I just got done studying both owls in images and I have to say, it's tougher than hell to tell them apart for me, except perhaps size. I apologize. Now I honestly don't know.
Please let us know. Thanks Greg.
You're right now that I study them closer. I'mabove average with seabirdsbut raptors I hardly deal with other than eagles or the occasional peregrin. I'll defer to those wiser than I. In any case it's pretty cool. Owls are by far my most respected bird, with the obvious exception of wild turkeys!