Personal Narrative: The Great Horned Owls
The Great Horned Owl
When I was going up in Minnesota, I would often travel to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area located in the northern part of the state. This area is approximately 150 miles of the most beautiful and calming National Forests in the United States. This is where I had my first interaction with an owl. I heard it before I was able to finally see it. I remember trying to sleep at night and hearing the loud “hoot, hoot, hoot, hooooo” as it kept me awake. My dad had to tell me what it was. As I was saw my first owl the very next day, sitting high above in the tree, I never knew that I would someday be writing about it.
Many years removed from my live in Minnesota, I now live in Southern California. I still find one of one of the most interesting and intriguing organisms that exists in the Los Angeles area is the owl. Southern California is home to several different species of owls. The three main species are the Western …show more content…
It can adapt to just about any clime and place; from deserts to forests, pampas to prairies, tropical rainforests to tundra, and mountains to mangroves. Its heavy feathers provide a warm coat for the cold, rainy, and wintery months. The owls own adaptability and wide variety of prey that it feeds on, will allow it to survive in just about any habitat. If it were to be placed in a significantly different environment, it would be able to adapt to it very quickly and thrive in it as long as it has the prey to feast on.
There are many facts about the Great Horned Owl that I have found very interesting and I would like to share a few of them with you.
• The Great Horned Owl is also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl because of the “hooting” sound that it makes.
• The Great Horned Owl is the only specie known to feed on skunks and are the main predators of crows.
• They have no known predators, but are known to hunt other species of
When I was going up in Minnesota, I would often travel to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area located in the northern part of the state. This area is approximately 150 miles of the most beautiful and calming National Forests in the United States. This is where I had my first interaction with an owl. I heard it before I was able to finally see it. I remember trying to sleep at night and hearing the loud “hoot, hoot, hoot, hooooo” as it kept me awake. My dad had to tell me what it was. As I was saw my first owl the very next day, sitting high above in the tree, I never knew that I would someday be writing about it.
Many years removed from my live in Minnesota, I now live in Southern California. I still find one of one of the most interesting and intriguing organisms that exists in the Los Angeles area is the owl. Southern California is home to several different species of owls. The three main species are the Western …show more content…
It can adapt to just about any clime and place; from deserts to forests, pampas to prairies, tropical rainforests to tundra, and mountains to mangroves. Its heavy feathers provide a warm coat for the cold, rainy, and wintery months. The owls own adaptability and wide variety of prey that it feeds on, will allow it to survive in just about any habitat. If it were to be placed in a significantly different environment, it would be able to adapt to it very quickly and thrive in it as long as it has the prey to feast on.
There are many facts about the Great Horned Owl that I have found very interesting and I would like to share a few of them with you.
• The Great Horned Owl is also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl because of the “hooting” sound that it makes.
• The Great Horned Owl is the only specie known to feed on skunks and are the main predators of crows.
• They have no known predators, but are known to hunt other species of