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The Great Horned Owls of Chennai

Posted by Avinash K J

Had been to chennai this weekend, keeping the Sea Turtles in mind. But the unexpected rains ruined the Turtle walk Program. Never Mind, All thanks to my friend Ramnath who took me to this small patch of shrub Jungle amidst the busy city of Chennai where I could see these great Horned owls for the First time and photograph it.
Scientific name : Bubo virginianus
An average Great Horned Owl is 55 cm (22 inches) long, has a wingspan of 124 cm (49 inches) and weighs about 1400 grams (3.1 lbs).

6 comments:

Sandeep said...

getting nocturnal eh? :)

Avinash K J said...

Heh.. Owls have always amazed me :)

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Anonymous said...

Great work.

Avinash K J said...

Thanks for dropping by Analise

kcee_iitg said...

Amazing, hey can you give the location in chennai where you took this shot