Hi Tweets,

Jim McCoy writes:

>> I was treated to the spectacle of a long-eared owl hunting. He was
>> indifferent to my presence to the point of rudeness, and at one point flew
>> at eye-level about eight feet away from me.

Like Barn Owls Tyto alba, Long-eared Owls Asio otus is highly nocturnal.
Typicallly, one sees Barn Owls day-hunting only when there's stress on the
local population (ie, persistent snow-cover). I wonder if the same is true
of this Long-eared.

Michael Price
Vancouver BC Canada
mprice at mindlink.net