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Great-Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

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Field Notes

Notes:

This little guy was climbing up the trunk of the tree to reach a higher perch...I've seen fledglings climb like that, but never an adult!! Found in the Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge in the San Luis Valley in Colorado.

Reference Links:

Great Horned Owl, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (3)
ChristyHolland
Frosty would be jealous!! ;-) Thanks all for the comments!
EmilyMarino
Oh I miss this little guy! Wish he could have come home with us!

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Front Range Life of Colorado
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PublishedMarch 24, 2013

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