NPO and prey
During a walk in the park we were alerted to this drama by the noises that were being made by the other birds in response to this owl having captured a victim. The owl was being harassed and scolded loudly by a some robins, a hairy woodpecker, a Swainson's thrush as well as a hummingbird. In spite of their dive-bombing attempts the owl did not relent and was last seen flying deeper into the undergrowth where we lost sight of it but continued to hear the ongoing battle. I think the victim in this case was a Hairy woodpecker. There is a robin in the lower left of this picture . The pic is heavily processed as the light was poor and deep in shadowy undergrowth.
NPO and prey
During a walk in the park we were alerted to this drama by the noises that were being made by the other birds in response to this owl having captured a victim. The owl was being harassed and scolded loudly by a some robins, a hairy woodpecker, a Swainson's thrush as well as a hummingbird. In spite of their dive-bombing attempts the owl did not relent and was last seen flying deeper into the undergrowth where we lost sight of it but continued to hear the ongoing battle. I think the victim in this case was a Hairy woodpecker. There is a robin in the lower left of this picture . The pic is heavily processed as the light was poor and deep in shadowy undergrowth.