'Barred Owl Grooming Her Mate' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Barred Owl Grooming Her Mate

Smaller male (left) being groomed by his larger female mate (right).

27 April 2022

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Pawlet, Vermont, USA

Barred Owl

Strix varia
iNaturalist Observation
MARKED RESEARCH GRADE

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