What kind of owl?

quarkquark Registered Users Posts: 510 Major grins
edited July 2, 2007 in Wildlife
This is not a great photo of the owl (right at the end of my zoom limits), but I wanted some help on the identification. My Dad thought it might be a great horned owl rather than your ordinary barn owl.

Thoughts from the dgrin bird experts?

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    I think that is a great horned owl, but I am no expert. I was more impressed with your farm photos. Very nice!
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    It sure looks like a great horned. Definately NOT a barn owl.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    GREAPER wrote:
    It sure looks like a great horned. Definately NOT a barn owl.

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  • quarkquark Registered Users Posts: 510 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Thanks! I am not much of a bird shooter (obviously) so it helps to have confirmation on the theory. Biggest owl I have ever seen! Are these rare at all?

    ps - thanks for the compliment on the non-bird pictures Maestro!
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  • JoemessJoemess Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    quark wrote:
    Thanks! I am not much of a bird shooter (obviously) so it helps to have confirmation on the theory. Biggest owl I have ever seen! Are these rare at all?

    ps - thanks for the compliment on the non-bird pictures Maestro!

    Yep, they are huge.

    Not exactly rare, they just do a fine job of not being seen by humans.

    Wonderful find.
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  • DianeDiane Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited July 1, 2007
    That most certainly is a great horned owl. Good job getting it! They are generally nocturnal. clap.gif
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2007
    I'll throw my vote in for the Great Horned Owl!
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