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Great Horned Owl - 2005/12/01 07:54
Well, when Isabel took out huge chunks of our trees it must have made it easier for the owl to hunt. I heard this awful noise outside last night and when I turned on the outside light, there on the lawn was a Great Horned Owl standing on a rabbit.
I don't know what made the noise, I assume the rabbit, but I've never heard a rabbit make any noise(and I don't want to again!).
The light must have startled the owl he/she just sat there turning its head in every direction looking around. It's a beautiful bird but I didn't want to see what it did to the rabbit, so I turned off the light. No sign of owl or rabbit this morning.
I'd heard what I thought were Great Horned Owls in the late fall and early winter, one answering the other, but I had never seen one near the house. Guess they must have been a lot closer than I thought!
Just a couple days ago I noticed what looked like the remains (lots of feathers stuck to a branch) of a hawk dinner in the pear tree. We often see a Cooper's Hawk trying to catch its dinner at the bird feeder. But I'd never seen a Cooper's Hawk hang around after catching something. Now I'm beginning to wonder if it may have been the owl in the pear tree.
I'd never seen a bird catch anything that big. I don't think
I'd want to leave any small pets outside at night around here!
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