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Barred Owl in Fairway Kansas - ラグドール - Floppycats

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Channel: Floppycats 😻 · 2012 · Pets & Animals

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Ragdoll Cats and the Barred Owlet
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I believe this is a male Barred Owl.

In many song birds the male and female look very different. The males are generally brighter colored to attract a mate and females are generally more camouflaged so as not to give away the location of their nest to predators. In owls we do not see this variation. Male and female owls look essentially the same. The main way to tell them apart is by size. In general, females are larger. 

Barred owls are territorial and non-migratory.  Their territory spans 213-903 acres. There are 640 acres in a square mile so a bared owl's territory can be anywhere from 1/3 to 1 1/2 square miles. Barred owls form permanent pair bonds. Courtship begins in winter near the eventual nesting site. Barred owls are non-migratory and territorial so it is likely they can be found nesting in the same tree if it has proved suitable in the past.Barred owls like to get a jump on other species by nesting early. They lay 2 to 4 eggs in February or March. The eggs are brooded by the female and hatch about 4 weeks later. Barred owls leave the nest or "fledge" four to five weeks after they hatch. As they are unable to fly at this point, this stage is often called "branching." The owls move out onto nearby branches.
Learn more about Barred Owls here: http://www.smm.org/warnernaturecenter/animals/owl .


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