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On 10 February 2014, I returned to Griffith Woods, where I had been lucky enough to see a Great Gray Owl on 10 January 2014. Can't believe it has now (3 March 2014) been almost two months since the first time I saw this owl!. It had been seen on a number of days since 10 January, so I thought I would give it another try, especially as friends were going on a birding walk there. As I walked into the area, I could see a large, dark object sitting on the top of a very tall tree. During the time I was there, the owl plunged twice into the deep snow and caught a Meadow Vole, as well as flying to several different trees. Great Gray Owls are not normally seen in Calgary, so this was a real treat.
The first link shows a cross-section of a Great Gray Owl, showing the small size of the skeleton compared to the bulk of the plumage:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Strix_n...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Grey_Owl
The first link shows a cross-section of a Great Gray Owl, showing the small size of the skeleton compared to the bulk of the plumage:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Strix_n...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Grey_Owl
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