Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Photos by BarrytheBirder

The Barred Owl is a large, stocky, gray-brown owl with cross-barring on its neck and chest and streaks on its belly.   Its normal habitat is low, dark wet woods and swampy forests, where it rests during the day and comes out at night to feed on rodents, birds, frogs and crayfish.

The Barred Owl seen in these photos had become entangled in the branches of the low shrubby trees seen in these photos.   It spent two or three minutes struggling to free itself before getting a stable perch. 

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BarrytheBirder