Sunday, June 10, 2007

Great Horned Owl


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Originally uploaded by Noisypond.

We learned about this amazing predator in the Mountsberg presentation. Their talons can exert the same force as an adult swinging a baseball bat against a hard surface at full force. (Just look at the talons in this picture! They're massive!!!) The GHO can lift prey that are 3X their own mass. Apparently there is also one documented case of a GHO actually killing a human being in Canada.

Not a pet. But incredible.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow! this is a great picture. You have been busy out there. Keep shooting (with your camera)