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GREAT HORNED OWL [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Bird Watching (Hobbies)
CONT

In young burns, the snags serve as singing posts for a number of songbirds and as hunting perches for birds of prey such as the Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, or American Kestrel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Observation des oiseaux (Passe-temps)
CONT

Dans les jeunes brûlés, les nombreux arbres morts encore debout servent de postes de chant à plusieurs passereaux et de perchoirs à des oiseaux de proie qui chassent surtout à l'affût, tels la Buse à queue rousse, le Grand-duc d'Amérique ou la Crécerelle d'Amérique.

Spanish

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