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Desert Great-horned Owl

Bubo virginianus pallescens

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Desert wash

Notes:

My brother and I inadvertently flushed this owl and its mate from a tree. One of them landed a hundred yards or so from where I was and I got this photo. I checked out their roost afterwards and found a dead owl carcass in the upper branches. Maybe they were guarding that spot? I thought it was strange anyhow.

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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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Birds Of Arizona
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Birds of California/Arizona
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PublishedOctober 10, 2015

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