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Title: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: patsy6 on 04-Dec-14, 04:34:09 PM The owl eventually flew away.
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/12/04/video-great-horned-owl-swimming-in-lake-michigan/19883153/ (http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/12/04/video-great-horned-owl-swimming-in-lake-michigan/19883153/) Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: Lynne in New Hampshire on 04-Dec-14, 05:25:45 PM The owl eventually flew away. Wow ! And it didn't even splash !!http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/12/04/video-great-horned-owl-swimming-in-lake-michigan/19883153/ (http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/12/04/video-great-horned-owl-swimming-in-lake-michigan/19883153/) Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: Donna on 04-Dec-14, 10:22:22 PM What a great swimmer! Those dern peregrines! :devil:
Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: Shaky on 04-Dec-14, 11:13:11 PM Payback for Skye.
Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 05-Dec-14, 05:57:23 AM Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: Donna on 05-Dec-14, 08:23:08 AM Barb Baldinger said it may have been the Evanston pair! :o
Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 05-Dec-14, 08:34:55 AM Barb Baldinger said it may have been the Evanston pair! :o They are a formidable pair! Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: Carol P. on 05-Dec-14, 08:52:36 AM The Great Horned Owl is a natural predator of peregrines, especially young ones. I remember viewing a video taken by (I think) kayakers on river. It showed a Peregrine approaching fast, coming towards them. There was a Great Horned Owl in a tree near the edge of the river. The Peregrine hit the owl hard, causing it to fall into the river, then continued on its way. At least that's how I remember it. :lol:
Does anyone else remember this video? Title: Re: Great Horned Owl Swims in Lake Michigan to Avoid Two Peregrines Post by: dale on 06-Dec-14, 11:32:54 PM Barb Baldinger said it may have been the Evanston pair! :o It could have been, but that's about 4 and a half miles from the Library; Loyola Beach is closer to the long-time territory of another pair, on N. Broadway. Not sure if those birds are around. There are a lot of peregrine sites in the area not far from the lake, all the way north and south. Such an amazing video. |