NevadaWolf, ![]()
Driving around Carson yesterday and passed by a group of trees. Just happened to look up and spotted some odd "bark", that moved.
Managed to get the reaction when it was startled by some geese flying by and then caught sight of me pointing a camera at it.
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The great horned owl has turned slightly to the right, the sideview of its head now visible, the black line along the edge of the white face surrounds a closed eye. The rest of its body is still turned away, the brown and grey feathers blending in nearly perfectly with the rest of the cottonwood tree bark that fills the background.
The great horned owl spotted the human and whipped it's head around fully, looking down at the visitor. One golden eye is clearly visible while the other is hidden partially by the shadow of a nearby branch. It's pale face is outlined with a black stripe, the two feathery "horns" rising up above it's round head, and the grey and brown back blending into the thick cottonwood tree trunk covered in rough bark.