CarolJ:
We live in the middle of a wooded area - and there is a large owl that lives near our house. I was just out on the porch and heard his call. A mixture of cool and spooky! I was talking to a friend of mine whose daughter works for a veterinarian, and she said that they often have...
don't know how any of you can even guess as dark as the picture is. I don't think it is a barred though, the barring on them is very distinct. This may be a Great Horned if they are in your neck of the woods. We have them here, and they are big. I can't see the head enough to really say...