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Oct 28, 2008 | 09:44 AM

#691

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From: State of Confusion

I'm on a conference call

Oct 28, 2008 | 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ratgirl,Oct 28 2008, 08:52 AM

I'm sharing a picture I took this morning. This Barn Owl is in our Walnut tree in the backyard. I took it with my big lens.

Nice pic! but that ain't no barn owl.

Oct 28, 2008 | 09:48 AM

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I'm thinking that's not a burrowing owl.

Oct 28, 2008 | 09:48 AM

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Short eared or boreal maybe?

Oct 28, 2008 | 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by INTJ,Oct 28 2008, 10:48 AM

Short eared or boreal maybe?

hmmm.... it does seem to be bigger than a barn owl. looks about 15 to 18 inches tall.

Oct 28, 2008 | 10:00 AM

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BO are very white with cream edging, speckles, and a distinct dished face.

Oct 28, 2008 | 10:46 AM

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I'm posting another owl picture, it's got a crow carcass in it's claw!

Oct 28, 2008 | 10:48 AM

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I'm thinking roast owl with squirrel soup for dinner.

Oct 28, 2008 | 11:07 AM

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i'm hungry

Oct 28, 2008 | 11:47 AM

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Cool picture! I like that one, too. With the crow for scale its not a Boreal (tiny) and maybe not a shorty, could be a barred but the colors and pattern seems off.

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