These two great gray owls look like they"re ready to play, which seems fitting on Super Bowl (or "superb owl") Sunday. Great grays are bigger than most other owls, with broad wings and long tails. But before you pencil them in at the offensive line, consider that most of their size comes from feathers—they"re relative lightweights, tipping the scales at under 3 pounds on average, less than most other large owls. They generally live in pine and fir forests with meadows nearby, hunting small rodents at night and avoiding areas with people. Great grays hunt by listening and watching from a perch, then swooping down on their prey—sometimes plunging into more than a foot of snow to make a diving catch.
It s superb owl Sunday
Today in History
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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3, 2, 1 … Happy New Year!
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Spectacular views below!
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It’s Siblings Day!
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Saint Dwynwen s Day
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Four Sisters, thousands of trees
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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Arches National Park, Utah
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Great on so many levels
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Gem State views
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World Population Day