[NatureNS] Native Owls: Specialists Or Opportunists

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:39:32 -0400
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I agree - Barred Owls are known to fish. Barred Owls have quite a diverse
diet, from earthworms to carrion...they are indeed generalists.

There are a few owls, not on this continent, which seem to specialize on
fish, one genus in Africa, one in Asia.

Randy
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RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.


On 29 November 2010 22:19, Darrell <doabolit@northnovacable.ca> wrote:

>  *My friend found a dead Barred Owl with a large sucker fish stuck in it's
> talon near spring in cold weather. We presumed it knocked itself out trying
> to fly and land in a tree with such a heavy fish and froze to death. Took it
> to DNR in Middle Musq., not sure what they did with it. I never knew they
> fished either but this one surely paid the price for it. Thinking it must
> have caught the sucker at mouth of the thawed sectioned near the brook
> exit in shallow water, the rest of the lake was still froze.*
> **
> *All the best,*
> *Darrell*
>

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I agree - Barred Owls are known to fish. Barred Owls have quite a diverse d=
iet, from earthworms to carrion...they are indeed generalists.<div><br></di=
v><div>There are a few owls, not on this continent, which seem to specializ=
e on fish, one genus in Africa, one in Asia.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">________________________________=
_<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 29 November 2010 22:19, Darrell <span=
 dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:doabolit@northnovacable.ca">doabolit@nor=
thnovacable.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">







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<div><em><font size=3D"4">My friend found a dead Barred Owl with a large su=
cker fish=20
stuck in it&#39;s talon near spring in cold weather. We presumed it knocked=
 itself=20
out trying to fly and land in a tree with such a heavy fish and froze to de=
ath.=20
Took it to DNR in Middle Musq., not sure what they did with it. I never kne=
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they fished either but this one surely paid the price for it. Thinking it m=
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have=A0caught the sucker=A0at mouth of the thawed sectioned near the brook=
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froze.</font></em></div>
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<div><em><font size=3D"4">All the best,</font></em></div>
<div><em><font size=3D"4">Darrell</font></em></div></div>
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