Great Horned Owl
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I received a tip from a local resident that a Great Horned Owl was seen in an old banyan tree in town.
I was at the tree that evening, and looked and looked.
Ah-ha! When I finally spotted the owl, it was not perched in the banyan tree this time, but in a palm tree next to it, hiding in the shadows of the fronds.
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Great Horned Owl
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It was breezy, so I hoped for a chance to catch the early evening’s sun on the owl’s face inbetween the moving shadows.
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Great Horned Owl
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Fact – Great Horned Owls are the largest owl in North America and generally mate for life.
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Photos by Donna 