Barred owl number one left at just before 1 PM. By 2:30 there was an  
owl in the tree that I thought was a bit different and assumed it  
might be number ones female mate as it looked bigger. Number two (the  
larger one) stayed until just now when it was attacked and killed by  
another barred owl that flew it! They struggled on the ground a very  
short while. Right now the one who flew in is sitting on the one it  
killed. Yipes! Am I right in assuming these were NOT mates but  
territorial fighting and a need for food? (I saw number one, the  
attacker?, dive all morning and come up empty.
mary in bethel

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