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Harry Potter Owl.....
Snowy owls, like Harry Potter's Hedwig, have wingspans of about 5 feet and they are known to swallow such as lemmings, whole.
I was buzzed by one of those in a northern forest at dusk. Scared the crap out of me on it's first pass. The second pass was just amazing. It was a thing to behold. I'll never forget it. It just swooped off into the darkness. Gone as quietly as it appeared. Amazing birds.
Harry Potter Owl.....
Snowy owls, like Harry Potter's Hedwig, have wingspans of about 5 feet and they are known to swallow such as lemmings, whole.
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The Great Grey Owl also known as the Phantom of the North has a wingspan of 60 inches, and is the worlds largest owl.
They inhabit the Boreal forest of North America and Eurasia.
Hiya Falcata. :2wave: Actually the Blakistons Fish Owl is the largest in the World.
The world's largest owl requires equally huge trees, a finding that reveals that this salmon-devouring predator could be a key sign of the health of some of the last great forests of Russia's Far East, researchers say.
Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni) is one of the rarest owls in the world, an endangered bird restricted to Russia, China, Japan and possibly North Korea. This owl is also the largest on Earth.
"These birds stand two-and-a-half feet tall [75 centimeters], have 6-foot wingspans [2 meters] and can weigh more than 10 pounds [4.6 kilograms]," lead author Jonathan Slaght, a wildlife biologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society, told LiveScience. [See Photos of Giant Salmon-Eating Owls]
"Blakiston's fish owl is a clear indicator of the health of the forests, rivers and salmon populations," Slaght said.
In recent decades, logging and other human activities have expanded into and endangered this owl's habitat. The new findings suggest conserving and managing old-growth forests is essential for sustaining this species, as well as eight salmon and trout species that spawn in the rivers there, some of the 12 other owl species found in Primorye, and mammals such as the endangered Siberian tiger, Asiatic black bear and wild boar.....snip~
World's Largest Owl Exposes Health of Russia's Forests
World's Largest Owl Exposes Health of Russia's Forests
That's heavily debated. Though many biologist agree that the Blakiston's Fish Owl is slightly smaller than the Great Grey Owl, many still also claim the the Blakison's Fish Owl is larger. If you scroll down a bit on this page, you'll see the answer says much of the same.
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