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Barred Owl – Family

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May 092013
 
Barred Owl - Family

This family of Barred Owls living at White Rock Lake has already been well documented here: Barred Owls — Troubadours Of The Trees. But I had to get out and see them for myself. I took these pictures in the early evening of April 18, 2013. The owls had just emerged from their daytime roosts

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 Posted by CGJ at 9:06 am  Tagged with: Barred Owl, Care of Young, Dallas

Barred Owl – Unfortunate

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Jan 222013
 
Barred Owl - Unfortunate

Not all urban wildlife encounters have a happy ending. I found this roadkill Barred Owl beside FM426 in Denton, Texas. The owl was probably killed the night before while engaged in hunting. The likely scenario here is that the owl spotted a prey animal in the grass across the road from where he was perched.

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 Posted by CGJ at 7:04 am  Tagged with: Barred Owl, Death, Denton

Barred Owl – Ghost of the Forest

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Jul 032012
 
Barred Owl - Ghost of the Forest

I observed this Barred Owl late one afternoon in Olive Shapiro Park in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas. I first spotted the owl as he was flying through the woods at White Rock Creek. I felt fortunate when he landed close enough for a few pictures. Observation Details County – Dallas City -

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 Posted by CGJ at 6:30 am  Tagged with: Barred Owl, Dallas, Roaming

Barred Owl – At Dusk

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Apr 112012
 

I observed this Barred Owl as I was exiting the woods along White Rock Creek in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas. The owl flew out of the woods and onto the branch of a tree in a more park-like area. There, he immediately attracted the attention of a solitary American Crow. Owls are

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 Posted by CGJ at 4:03 am  Tagged with: Barred Owl, Dallas, Roaming

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