Great Horned Owl
With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. When clenched, a Great Horned Owl’s strong talons require a force of 28 pounds to open. The owls use this deadly grip to sever the spine of large prey. Great Horned Owls are fierce predators that can take large prey, including raptors such as Ospreys, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, and other owls. They also eat much smaller items such as rodents, frogs, and scorpions.
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This Owl was found in the same tree as the Red Tailed Hawk in my blog a couple of days ago; “It has long been believed that the Owl and the Hawk are closely connected and enjoy a symbiotic relationship. Each has dominion over a territory and share that realm, the Hawk akin to the Sun god Apollo who rules the day, with the Owl the counterpart of the Moon goddess Artemis who rules the night. In fact, most owls are nocturnal (meaning they are awake and active during the night) and Hawks are diurnal (active during daylight), so this mythological correlation is not far from reality.
During the day, the Hawk flies throughout the territory, keeping the boundaries free of encroaching threat and trespassers while hunting for food. Hawk`s patrol of the territory is relinquished at dusk as he journeys to sleep, while Owl awakens to begin her night duties. In this manner, though they seldom (if ever) directly interact, Owl and Hawk are never the less closely linked to one another and their environment.
Each distinctive member of the Owl family is thought to be a counterpart of the Hawk family, for Great Horned Owl, the counterpart is the Red-Tailed Hawk By looking at this member of the Hawk family, one with Great Horned Owl as a Totem may also gain some further insight as some of the keywords that apply to the Hawk will also ring familiar for this Owl as well.”
Read more: http://www.crystalwind.ca/mystica/animal-wisdom/2762-spirit-of-great-horned-owl.html#ixzz2dZD2Wktz
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Shartrina 
2 Responses to “Great Horned Owl”
Some really great shots of Mr. Hootie here!!
I watched a Great Horned Owl kill a skunk right outside our sunroom window. It was a terrible, beautiful thing to behold. You’re so right about this species sharing the territory with the Red Tailed Hawk (and for us also, the Red-Shouldered Hawk). I adore these photographs. Keep it up.
Patty