ThisSpotted Owl
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Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
To learn more click this link
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Spotted_Owl.html
About 18 inches tall. Other than the Barn Owl it's the only one with dark eyes.
Diet; rabbits, mice,& squirrels. Nest in tree cavities, caves, & old hawk's nest.
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Map & range not to any scale.
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The above images were taken with a Nikon Coolpic camera.
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