Todays /Burlington Free Press/ has a nice little article by Chris Rimmer 
about the incursion of barred owls this winter.
    
<http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880125028>

As if to illustrate Chris' ideas, we observed one along Turnpike Road in 
Norwich this afternoon ~5pm and grabbed a quick photo. It's rather poor 
quality, due to a slow shutter speed and 1600 ISO, but does give a 
feeling for how they keep their talons warm!
    <http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/doug/20080125-DSC_1807.jpg>

Doug & Spencer Hardy

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