"My, what big eyes you have"

Photo by BarrytheBirder

GREAT HORNED OWL

Bubo virginianus

I photographed this Great Horned Owl at the opening of a nearby Wild Birds Unlimited store in Newmarket recently and a few people commented on the size of its eyes.   I have since discovered that Great Horned Owls have the largest eyes of any North American bird, and among the largest of any terrestrial vertebrate.   If a Great Horned was as large as a human being, its eyes would be the size of oranges!
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BarrytheBirder