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Barred Owls

Strix varia

Photo by Thurd13
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Field Notes

Description:

Adult barred owl feeding young ones a crayfish

Habitat:

Wooded area near a creek

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Comments (7)
bjohnson
Wonderful! This must have been very exciting to see.
Thurd13
Thanks JVM..Was my first spotting of an owl in the wild - pretty exciting experience for me.
JVM
what a great spotting!
Thurd13
Was quite something to see. I watched the adult owl swoop into the creek and pull out a crayfish, and then take it to the 2 young ones who were watching from a nearby branch with a second adult close nearby yet away from the young ones. Possibly teaching them the art of fishing!
alicelongmartin
Neat, I had heard they go fishing, but have never seen it.

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