Another Owl

[James Lemon]

 

[Robert Watcher]

Nice.

 

[Asher Kelman]

What kind is this and how come you find so many? What kind of neighborhood is it there!

You never give an intro to your amazing catches. Is this near a place thousands of mice scurrying around?

Or these feed on smaller birds and rabbits, hates and frogs??

Asher

 

[James Lemon]

What kind is this and how come you find so many? What kind of neighborhood is it there!

You never give an intro to your amazing catches. Is this near a place thousands of mice scurrying around?

Or these feed on smaller birds and rabbits, hates and frogs??

Asher

This is another Great Gray Owl males and females look much the same but I think the females are a bit lighter in colour.

Their breeding habitat is the dense coniferous forests, near open areas, such as meadows or bogs. Great Grey Owls do not build nests, so typically use nests previously used by another large bird. They will also nest in broken-topped trees and cavities in large trees. Nesting may occur from March to May. 4 eggs is the usual clutch size. The incubation period is about 30 days. They hunt low to the ground and perch on stumps, small trees, signs.

Most of the Great Gray Owl's diet is made up of small rodents like voles and pocket gophers. Occasionally, it will also eat small mammals, such as shrews, and birds. To hunt, the Great Gray Owl perches on a tree overlooking an open area. Good hearing allows the owl to accurately locate prey below several feet of snow. From its perch, the Great Gray Owl plunges through the snow to capture its prey.