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Birds of Kentucky: The Barred Owl in The Holler 2009-03-26 - The Holler, Old Clearsprings RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne. "For the past two years I have been trying to get a picture of this guy/gal!," Shamarie Claiborne writes of this fabulous photograph, and adds, triumphantly, "DID IT TODAY! Enjoy!" We're waiting for more experienced ornithologists to ID this bird. On first look, we want to call it a Barred Owl or possibly a Northern Spotted Owl, a rare bird, we are told. In any case, this is a "Made Our Day" picture. Send comments using any Contact/Submit button.Update, Friday, March 27, 2009: Billy Joe Fudge pronounced the owl a Barred Owl, as did Crystal (last name not given). Crystal wrote, "Looks like a Barred Ow. Adult size should be about 21 inches. Hard to tell size from the photo. It's call would be a excellent identifier. Makes a very distinctive 'who cooks for you' call." Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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