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Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg

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2 Responses to “Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg&# YourBirdOasis.com Mar 21st, 2011 at 9:31 pm Wicked maybe, gnarly for sure! Jennifer Clement Mar 21st, 2011 at 10:31 pm These owls are known to be highly opportunistic. Tags: Asides , owls • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Wicked, right?

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Birding Gir National Park, India

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while herbivores are represented by Chital and Sambar (above) deer, Wild Boar , Nilgai antelope, etc. Disinterested Gray Langurs await us in the next tree crown; one Black-rumped Flameback woodpecker is searching the branches, while one gorgeous Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher flies by. Manoj really knows his owls.

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Kerkini in Winter

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In the UK we have a mere three resident woodpeckers, but in the vicinity of Kerkini it’s not difficult to find all of Europe’s peckers except the Three-toed. Wintering Wallcreepers are always a possibility, too, generally in quarries where Eagle Owls are resident. I’ve only found one once, but it was a delightfully confiding bird.

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THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA

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We stop again and search the leaves: Rufous Treepie (a rather handsome forest crow), Greater Racket-tailed Drongo with its long streamers, Lesser Goldenback woodpecker… We’re winding through the forest. One Indian Muntjac deer quickly crosses two beams of light. It is thought that this owl has always been rare.

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Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field?

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field.

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The Search for the Rarest Owl of India

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We stop again and search the leaves: Rufous Treepie (a rather handsome forest crow), Greater Racket-tailed Drongo with its long streamers, Lesser Goldenback woodpecker… We’re winding through the forest. One Indian Muntjac deer quickly crosses two beams of light. Trips endangered species India owlets owls'

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Birding the Bear Mountain of Serbia

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I can hear a Great Spotted Woodpecker calling. In those few days in the park, I observed about 35 birds, including European Honey Buzzard , Grey-headed Woodpecker and the numerous Mistle Thrushes and Eurasian Bullfinches , and half a dozen mammals, European Pine Marten among them. An hour later, I add another layer of clothing.

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