Barred Owls and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

 I located a pair of Barred Owls recently...

They changed location a few times...

but stayed in view...

one landed on a telephone-utility pole...

the other landed in a tree...

the one in the tree was quickly assaulted by a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher that likely weighed less than an ounce...

the barred owl weighs as much as 37 ounces and can be 20 inches long...

in spite of the size difference the owl remained wary of the smaller bird...

proving the old saying: "it is not the size of the dog (bird) in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog (bird)"...

 

No birds were injured during this encounter.

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