The Great Horned Owl by David Schmitz https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah A raptor with an air of majesty en-us 2020-10-13 01:26:39 UTC 2020-10-19 22:13:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f989.png I cannot move my eyes. The creator has a solution to this though. Me and my fellow owls have fourteen neck vertebrae. That's seven more than most birds. This allows me to turn my head 270 degrees right or left. I can also turn my head completely upside down and lean my head back so that my crest touches my shoulders. davidschmitz1 https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823317814 2020-10-13 01:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823317814 Our eyes our larger than our brains. No cracks about my intelligence! But having such large eyes can be useful for catching prey. For instance, the extremely powerful eyes of my cousin the great grey owl, can spot a mouse from 200 yards away. davidschmitz1 https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823345286 2020-10-13 01:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823345286 One of the tools the Creator has given me for the hunting of my prey is my talons. Two of my claw tipped toes are facing forwards while the other two face backwards. My praticular breed of owl can snap a groundhogs neck as easily as you can a toothpick. But I don't use my talons to kill. My beak does that. davidschmitz1 https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823348784 2020-10-13 01:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823348784 I am spread across almost all of North America. I'm also the second largest. davidschmitz1 https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823373784 2020-10-13 01:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/823373784 My ear tufts, ( you may also call them my horns) are really tufts of feathers that have nothing too do with hearing. davidschmitz1 https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/834157252 2020-10-15 22:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/834157252 I'm not a fast flyer though I don't need to be. For I am a master of stealth because of my soft sound reducing feathers the Creator equipped me with. davidschmitz1 https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/834160383 2020-10-15 22:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/834160383 I cannot digest the bones, feathers, or fur that my prey has so I am prone to regurgetate pellets. davidschmitz1 https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/834164099 2020-10-15 22:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/davidschmitz1/9bzuvbw61uk0v9ah/wish/834164099