We found the Owl

We found a Great Horned Owl at our local nature center! Sorry -- but you can barely see the owl behind the cage. This owl has been injured and rescued by the center and wouldn't naturally survive in the wild due to this injury. He is known to be one of the fiercest predators in the area. We learned that he has one ear that aims low and one that aims high to check for prey above and below. Also, the 'horns' are not actual horns, but feathers in the shape of horns.

The Great Horned Owl

We've been studying John James Audubon's drawings of America's birds. His personal goal was to create pictures of all the birds of America. By 1838, he had drawn 435 birds! One of the drawings we focused on, was of the Great Horned Owl. This is a local bird to us and the kids found it intriguing to learn about it's size, power and gracefulness. Afterward, they drew their own version of the Great Horned Owl. We will try to find one this week at our nature center! If we do, we'll post photos.