Barred Owl Hunting during the Day

[Bridebeliever]

Love your "Christmas chicken" profile picture...very nice!  :yiipchick

Thanks!

 

[jkah37]

Last night a big barred owl found it's way into my duck coop and killed one of my call drakes You can see his body, black and white speckled chest to the bottom left of the owl. I caught the owl in the act of ripping my drakes head off. What a terrible sight to see. It did fly off with it, struggled a bit at first but as it kept packing and eating it was able to carry it off. It also wounded one of my females. It got right into their coop with them. The female is ok, but they are all so traumatized. I feel terrible. I know it's the circle of life and we have had a harsh, cold winter here but losing a beloved drake just broke my heart. Hopefully the picture uploads with this.

 

[aart]

Hopefully the picture uploads with this.

It did.....great pic, terrible reason.

 

[centrarchid]

Last night a big barred owl found it's way into my duck coop and killed one of my call drakes You can see his body, black and white speckled chest to the bottom left of the owl. I caught the owl in the act of ripping my drakes head off. What a terrible sight to see. It did fly off with it, struggled a bit at first but as it kept packing and eating it was able to carry it off. It also wounded one of my females. It got right into their coop with them. The female is ok, but they are all so traumatized. I feel terrible. I know it's the circle of life and we have had a harsh, cold winter here but losing a beloved drake just broke my heart. Hopefully the picture uploads with this.

That is a funny looking barred owl. Can you upload a better image.

 

[jkah37]

Last night a big barred owl found it's way into my duck coop and killed one of my call drakes You can see his body, black and white speckled chest to the bottom left of the owl. I caught the owl in the act of ripping my drakes head off. What a terrible sight to see. It did fly off with it, struggled a bit at first but as it kept packing and eating it was able to carry it off. It also wounded one of my females. It got right into their coop with them. The female is ok, but they are all so traumatized. I feel terrible. I know it's the circle of life and we have had a harsh, cold winter here but losing a beloved drake just broke my heart. Hopefully the picture uploads with this.

That is a funny looking barred owl. Can you upload a better image.

 

[jkah37]

 

[jkah37]

It did.....great pic, terrible reason.

I know Breaks my heart.

 

[Rustybuckhorn]

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Not sure, but this looks like a Snowy Owl?