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Waiter Not Butler

Brown barred owl perched atop a brown/white refuge roadside
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Waiter Not Butler
May 19, 2022

Barred owls (Strix varia) are patient hunters. Even though you might be tempted to label this owl a butler, it uses the perch atop this refuge road sign to wait and watch for mice, rabbits, squirrels, snakes, frogs and other birds.

brown barred owl sits atop a brown/white refuge road sign
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Birds
Birdwatching
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Wildlife refuges
Wildlife viewing

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Wildlife watching
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Birding

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May 19, 2022

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