Omar-(Great-Gray-Owl)

//Strix Nebulosa//
 * [[image:species-Strix-nebulosa-2.jpg width="285" height="479" align="left" caption="http://www.owlpages.com/image.php?image=species-Strix-nebulosa-2"]]The Great Gray Owl**

The Great Gray Owl is an unbelievably intimidating owl. It is one of the largest owls in the world! Its colored light gray and white to camoflauge with its snowy surroundings. It is extremely dense and has bulky feathers, with a long tail, big head, and feet so small they are covered by feathers.

The size of a Great Gray Owl is overwhelming. Males can grow up to 69cm long while females can grow up to 72cm long! A male's average wingspan is 140cm while a female's is 142cm! The weight is a whopper, too. Males weigh up to 1,290g while females weigh up to1,390g!

A Great Gray Owl's habits are unusual. The Great Gray Owl uses slow, soft wingbeats and never flies more than a short distance. When the Great Gray Owl is hot, it lifts uop its wings to expose more spots to the cool air. The Great Gray Owl is aggressive when its near its nest, even when there are no babies.

A Great Gray Owl gets other owls' attention by hooting, usually for 6-8 seconds. It can also be used as territorial declaration. a Great Gray Owl's hoot can be heard up to 800m away. The hoot can also be used as a mating call. It grabs the females attention and then... well you know what happens next. ♥♥♥♥♥