Owl Series - taking rat to young owls. Strange but True.

Owl Series - taking rat to young owls. Strange but True.

here's the parent owl, flying up with the dead rat, towards the baby owls, who were higher up in the cottonwoods.

- had never seen a view of an owl from this angle. The owl's legs/feet look like a cat, infact it looks like a cat body with owl wings : )

But it's a true photo of an adult Great Horned Owl. Hope everyone enjoys this series

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Created on: 8 May 2006

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Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 12, 2007 at 10:28 PM said:

Hi Vicki, yes it is pretty remarkable and strange : ) - The owl is carrying the rat in its beak!, as it flaps up to a branch a bit higher up, where the youngsters are. Am pretty sure I can see some talons there, on the owl's feet. The might retract them when airborne and put them out again when landing, - am not sure.

TravlynWomyn from Getting ready to head to Michigan on Sep 12, 2007 at 6:03 PM said:

This is incredible, Alandra. But I can't see the owl's talons - I see the rat tail at the top of it, but how is the owl holding it? Great image. Vicki

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 12, 2007 at 5:47 PM said:

Hi again Marilynn, - I think you must be looking at the owl's feet :) and owl's body :) as the rat's feet are too small to be seen here I believe. You can see the rat's tail higher up on near the owl's head.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 12, 2007 at 5:46 PM said:

Marilynn from Whidbey Island, Washington on Sep 12, 2007 at 4:00 PM said:

Interesting picture. Are you sure it's a rat and not a small cat? Looks to furry to be a rat. Great Horned owls do take cats. The feet just don't look like a rat's.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on May 11, 2006 at 6:09 PM said:

thanks for leaving a comment, Alex D. Wasn't sure what I was looking at when I first saw this on the screen : )

Alex D. from Alameda, CA on May 11, 2006 at 4:01 PM said:

Youre right. The owl looks like it has a cat's body and feet from underneath. Interesting. Great capture.

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