Great gray owl - the phantom of the north
The Great Gray Owl is silvery gray overall — patterned with fine white, gray, brown streaking and faint barring. Across the neck sits a white "bow tie" with a black center.
(Photo courtesy JON KERBY)
A large big-headed owl with yellow eyes and a tiny bill. He often perches quietly on the edges of meadows or forest openings.
Recently we had a visitor from the north, a great gray owl was spotted in Boundary County by several adventurous birders.
The great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length...
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