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Barred owl stalking intruder

This barred owl puffed herself up and stalked menacingly down a moss covered hemlock branch before taking flight in pursuit of another owl intruding on her territory.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Sydenham, Ontario, Canada
Copyright: © James McDonald