Wild animal - Captured! (updated p. 5)
01-15-2009, 01:38 AM
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RE: Wild animal - Captured!
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
I think we have we have a winner but hellifiknow. 
ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
Greg I think your owl is actually a "Long Eared Owl" and if it is, it also looks 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
Greg I think your owl is actually a "Long Eared Owl" and if it is, it also looks 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
BTW, if it were a Great Horned owl, I would have never tried to catch it with what I was wearing! I would have had to put on thicker gloves and possibly a helmet. [:-]
01-15-2009, 01:56 AM
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RE: Wild animal - Captured!
Description: The Long-eared Owl is a medium sized owl with conspicuous ear tufts. The ear tufts may be completely invisible when they are laid down, as they are in flight. Its colors are similar to the Great Horned Owl although its slender shape, smaller size, large round orangey facial disk, (that extends far above its eyes), and cross barred chest set it apart. The facial disk is circled with black that often has distinctive white inner and outer borders; white eyebrows and lores; orange to lemon yellow iris; and black around the eyes. The upper parts are dark brown mixed with white, black, orange, buff, and gray. The under parts have a white base color with some mix of orange and bold dark brown cross barring. The white tail feathers are barred with dark brown (note the distinct difference of the fine horizontal bars on the under parts of the Great Horned Owl).
01-15-2009, 05:38 AM
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RE: Wild animal - Captured!
Yep, if it was a great horned owl, youd need a lot more protection than that. Great Horned Owls are probably they largest predatory bird in North America, although Bald and Golden Eagles are larger, I think the GHO is more of a hunter than either of those two. Cool pics. Careful though, some peckerhead DNR official could cite you for being in possession.
01-15-2009, 05:40 AM
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RE: Wild animal - Captured!
It is a great horned owl and Greg I will have somewhere you can take this pretty soon.
I consulted with a buddy of mine who actually studies Owl's and I should be getting a call
soon. I will call you on the Cell.
T
I consulted with a buddy of mine who actually studies Owl's and I should be getting a call
soon. I will call you on the Cell.
T
01-15-2009, 12:15 PM
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RE: Wild animal - Captured!
ORIGINAL: peakrut
It is a great horned owl and Greg I will have somewhere you can take this pretty soon.
I consulted with a buddy of mine who actually studies Owl's and I should be getting a call
soon. I will call you on the Cell.
T
It is a great horned owl and Greg I will have somewhere you can take this pretty soon.
I consulted with a buddy of mine who actually studies Owl's and I should be getting a call
soon. I will call you on the Cell.
T
Greg said it's around 10" tall LOL
That's one serious midget Great Horned Owl.
Look at the link I posted and pull up both pictures side by side and look at the markings and features. Other than Greg's being a little fluffed out because it's winter and he's pissed. they're identical.
I'm still going with Long Eared Owl.