… turned up as I raked away dead summer stalks in my pollinator garden. It’s ten inches long.
I’m not surprised to find it. Late afternoon into evening, I often hear owls hooting in the high trees – and we’ve got scads of rabbits and other treats for them.
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Update: Okay, a reader tells me it’s too big to be from a screech owl. Back to Google Images. Maybe a hawk?
September 12th, 2022 at 12:06PM
I’m going to be *that person* and point out that if it is 10″ long, there’s no way it’s from a screech owl.
September 12th, 2022 at 12:52PM
Anon: Please do be that person! What bird do you think it’s from? I thought some sort of woodpecker at first, but no. Another sort of owl? We have barred owls…
September 12th, 2022 at 2:05PM
I would believe a larger owl (a barred owl, maybe, or great horned?), or a hawk.
September 12th, 2022 at 2:07PM
Thanks!