Barred Owl Leu Gardens Orlando - a photo on Flickriver

Cornell Labs: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barred_Owl/id

Strix varia
ORDER: STRIGIFORMES
FAMILY: STRIGIDAE

The Barred Owl’s hooting call, “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?” is a classic sound of old forests and treed swamps. But this attractive owl, with soulful brown eyes and brown-and-white-striped plumage, can also pass completely unnoticed as it flies noiselessly through the dense canopy or snoozes on a tree limb. Originally a bird of the east, during the twentieth century it spread through the Pacific Northwest and southward into California.

Size & Shape:
Barred Owls are large, stocky owls with rounded heads, no ear tufts, and medium length, rounded tails.

Color Pattern:
Barred Owls are mottled brown and white overall, with dark brown, almost black, eyes. The underparts are mostly marked with vertical brown bars on a white background, while the upper breast is crossed with horizontal brown bars. The wings and tail are barred brown and white.

Behaviour:
Barred Owls roost quietly in forest trees during the day, though they can occasionally be heard calling in daylight hours. At night they hunt small animals, especially rodents, and give an instantly recognizable “Who cooks for you?” call.

Habitat:
Barred Owls live in large, mature forests made up of both deciduous trees and evergreens, often near water. They nest in tree cavities. In the Northwest, Barred Owls have moved into old-growth coniferous forest, where they compete with the threatened Spotted Owl.

Taken in: United States / Florida / Orlando / Rowena Gardens (show map)

Taken on: March 22, 2016

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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S1, f/5.4, 1/85 sec, 99.8mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S1
Aperture:	f/5.4
Exposure Time:	0.012 sec (1/85)
Focal Length:	99.8mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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