Barred Owl
Strix varia
(L 16-25" WS 38-49"
Wt 1.10-2.31 lb)
Roost on branches and in tree
cavities during the day and hunt by
night...are fairly numerous.
cavities during the day and hunt by
night...are fairly numerous.
Mount Rainier
Washington
25Jul2017
© BirdNote,
Chris Peterson
Strix in Greek means owl;
varia in Latin means diverse.
varia in Latin means diverse.
An unassuming owl,
having little else to do,
remarked within the darkness
a discreet and subtle “W
HOOOOOOOOOOO!”
HOOOOOOOOOOO!”
A self-important owl,
puffed and pompous in the gloom,
responded with an overblown
and condescending “W
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOM!”
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOM!”
(Jack Prelutsky)
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