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Barred Owl (Strix varia) owlet--only recently fledged--in Olympic National Park Rain Forest, WA. Summer. Barred owls have been expanding their range into formerly spotted owl territory (old growth forests) in the Pacific Northwest where the two may hybridize together.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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