Big Bird

Recently, when I let out the dog before bedtime I heard the call of the Great Horned Owl as dusk settled upon the forest.  The horned owl is common around here and its call is quite distinctive.  And just a couple of days ago my cousin snapped this daylight photo in his backyard in Wauwatosa.

The horned owl is particularly gutsy being one of the few birds of prey that will take porcupines and skunks.  Plucky bird the horned owl is - which is why it is sometimes called the Flying Tiger.