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Great Horned Owlet

Bubo virginianus

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Field Notes

Description:

Young: Downy plumage grayish to buff, with dusky barring. By about october young birds acquire a complete set of flight feathers and tail : feathers that differ in pattern, shape , and wear from those of the adult: they have broader and more numerous crossbars, wings with uniformly fresh-looking rather than variably worn flight flight feathers and tail feather tapered rather than blunt ended.

Habitat:

Cities, Towns, Farms, Schools, Forests

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Comments (1)

Great capture Daniel,amazing spotting series about Great Horned Owl's,you are following the breading process:-) great work,congrats and thanks for sharing
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PublishedApril 19, 2013

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