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Call your DNR, who ever takes him has to be raptor certifide to take care of him.

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Call someone cause birds of prey are federally protected and fines run big for possession if yoor friends or neighbors get wind you have it. remember if two people know a secret and you want to keep it that way..one has to die.

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ORIGINAL: GregH

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ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

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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.

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Now that is cool looking

kina looks like TFOX when he wakes up from a hangover [8D]Thanks for the snow pics to. I couldnt remember what it looked like. We have had none stick on the ground in my area yet this year.

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Nice catch! I hope you find a good home for him. My first call would be to the DNR.

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Greg I think your owl is actually a "Long Eared Owl" and if it is, it alsolooks like it's an Endangered species and illegal to keep any part of ;)
Don't be tucking away any feathers for your hat. LOL

http://www.illinoisraptorcenter.org/Field%20Guide/longear.html

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Greg, that is a Long eared owl. Neat fellas and actually let you get very close even when uninjured. I see them from time to time outside my house, but only during the winter.

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I havent read all the post, but regardless, that is a beautiful animal.
Derek

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Greg I think your owl is actually a "Long Eared Owl" and if it is, it alsolooks like it's an Endangered species and illegal to keep any part of ;)
Don't be tucking away any feathers for your hat. LOL

http://www.illinoisraptorcenter.org/Field%20Guide/longear.html

I think we have we have a winner but hellifiknow. :D

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ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

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ORIGINAL: GregH

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ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

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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.

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!