OwlTalon
Always Watching
Burrowing owl would be very nice!
Hubert, about the detacthment from my NA sightings, I feel the same way bout you guys! We all have parrallel species. American robin for European robin, Red-tail for Buzzard, Sharpie for Sparrowhawk, Downy/Hairy for Great/Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. There are very few we share! Merlin, Osprey, the gulls (unfortunately, Starling and House sparrow), and Barn swallow, or do you call it European swallow? I still don't know their average airspeed velocity.
Edit: Speaking of airspeed velocity, I found out an answer to a question I have long held with no answer! Snowy owls can attain speeds of roughly 50 mph (80 kmh for our metric-friends) in pursuit flight. I always wanted to know that, makes sense though if they can catch ducks in flight after a chase, waterfowl in escape flight reach 40-50mph. Now I know! Fast for an owl, isn't it? (also, regarding owl intelligence: are they at, slightly above, or slightly below average for a bird?)
Hubert, about the detacthment from my NA sightings, I feel the same way bout you guys! We all have parrallel species. American robin for European robin, Red-tail for Buzzard, Sharpie for Sparrowhawk, Downy/Hairy for Great/Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. There are very few we share! Merlin, Osprey, the gulls (unfortunately, Starling and House sparrow), and Barn swallow, or do you call it European swallow? I still don't know their average airspeed velocity.
Edit: Speaking of airspeed velocity, I found out an answer to a question I have long held with no answer! Snowy owls can attain speeds of roughly 50 mph (80 kmh for our metric-friends) in pursuit flight. I always wanted to know that, makes sense though if they can catch ducks in flight after a chase, waterfowl in escape flight reach 40-50mph. Now I know! Fast for an owl, isn't it? (also, regarding owl intelligence: are they at, slightly above, or slightly below average for a bird?)
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