I spent some time hiking (read, struggling) through the bottom lands surrounding a small creek in Frisco this weekend. There are a lot of Greenbrier Vines in this part of the woods. These vine have thorns and they can create an impediment very much like a tangle of barbed wire. They make the going very difficult in places.
I was working hard trying to pick my way through the less dense parts of the underbrush when I clumsily spooked a large bird from the branches above me. The bird flew a short distance through the canopy before landing again.
There, through an array of crisscrossed branches, I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of this fine Great Horned Owl.
Observation Details
County | – | Denton |
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City | – | Frisco | |
Date | – | Sep 2, 2012 | |
Time of Day | – | Morning | |
Temperature | – | Hot (greater than 89°F/32°C) | |
Weather | – | Clear | |
Habitat | – | Recreation-Park | |
Type of Behavior | – | Fleeing | |
Gender | – | Uncertain | |
Maturity | – | Adult | |
Observer | – | Chris Jackson | |
Main Article | – | Great Horned Owl | Observation Location |