We do have Barn Owls in New York, but they are rare. Ebird will allow someone to post the county one was spotted in, but not the town it was seen in. I think these are much more common in England.
This was another owl I got to see that a group brought in to show. It would be quite rare to see in the wild in New York, but you never know. Have a Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanza!
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He is beautiful!
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Fantastic. Beautiful owl! 🦉
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It is!
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A beautiful bird! Merry Christmas!
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Nice pics Sharon. Sweet that there is a local group where you can get up close and somewhat personal with the birds. Sometimes at a local renaissance fair there are folk with rehabilitated birds in captivating that bring them to educate folk.
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You have to take advantage when it is announced a group will be somewhere. I was not aware of this group, it just so happened that a group I belong to decided to host them to show the birds off.I asked about where they were located and they would not be specific, but I believe about an hour from where I live. In England it is easier to get a chance to see owls and other birds of prey through falconry programs at the castles.
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A lot of times if an owl is being used for educational purposes it cannot live on its own due to being hit by a car etc. I think they said the spectacled owl came from a zoo, but I could be wrong. Cool that your renaissance fair does that.
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Gorgeous owl.
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It is! I wish we had more of them here.
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I wish we had one. I’ve never seen an owl here. So I love seeing yours. Thank you.
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