Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes >> Family Strigidae >> Genus Bubo
Great Horned Owl (Unique ID: 1089) Return to Last Page: Click on image |
Acquire This Photo Species: Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Location: Shawnee Mission Park, Kansas, United States Age: chick/nestling Plumage: downy Activity: perching/standing Sex: --- Visibility: partial body Quantity: multiple Photographer: David Seibel Date: April 24, 2009 Equipment: Canon EOS 40D and Canon 500mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 2.3
Notes: If I were to give this one a more creative title, it might be "Crouching Dragon, Roaring Tiger." The "roar," of course, is really a yawn, but it does convey a hint of how voracious a predator this bird is.
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