A Great horned Owl waiting on there onset of evening when it will begin its hunt for prey.
The upperparts are warm brownish-buff, mottled and vermiculated with greyish-brown, black and whitish. The crown is similar in colouration to the mantle, but finely barred dark and light. The outer webs of the scapulars have large whitish areas, irregularly marked with a few dark transverse bars. There is a row of whitish spots across the shoulder which is not very obvious. Flight and tail feathers are distinctly barred dark and light. The outer webs of the primaries are brownish-buff, while the inner webs are much paler. The underparts are brownish-buff, becoming paler towards the belly. The throat is whitish and very prominent when inflated during calling. The upper breast has blackish blotches and some cross-bars, and the rest of the underparts are coarsely barred light and dark. Tarsi and toes are densely feathered, with just a small zone at the end of the toes bare, and coloured greyish-brown. Claws are dark horn with blackish tips. General colouration varies individually.
Size: 3285px × 3615px
Location: Vancouver island British Columbia Canada.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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