In the southern Oregon Cascades this is a great month for Great Gray Owling. The weather is still usually good (of there is no wildfire nearby to smoke you out). The young owks are now full grown and even if they still follow dad around they are often calling. The roads are not snow-closed.
Here are two pictures this week by Lee French, taken in Jackson County:
The second shot is a freeze frame from a video clip. Not super sharp, but depicts some of the physical characteristics of the bird. Long legs to reach into tall grass for prey, feathered toes to help withstand the cold of the mountains, huge wings that allow for slow flight and hovering. etc.”
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