Great Horned Owl Portrait #2

by Dawn Currie

Title

Great Horned Owl Portrait #2

Artist

Dawn Currie

Medium

Photograph - Digital

Description

Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. Portrait of an injured Great Horned Owl now serving as an education ambassador. He is set against a textured background that complements the color and tone of his eyes and feathers.

Awards and PSA International Exhibitions:
- 18th PSSNY International Exhibition of Photography
- 2016 Photographic Society of America (PSA) International Exhibition
- 2016 Third Triannual F3C Digital Competition Advanced Class Yellow Ribbon
- 2016 Ukrainian Photo Awards International Photo Salon
- FKNS Winter Circuit 2016 - Podgorica, Kula, Kotor, and Aleksinac
- Life Around Us International Photo Salon
- New Year Circuit 2017 - Kula, Novi Sad, Aleksinac, Ruma, and Vrbas Salons
- Queensland International Digital Circuit Maryborough Exhibition
- Raptors at Risk 2016 Exhibition
- Three Country Grand Circuit 2016 - Ireland, Montenegro, and Serbia
- Victoria Circuit 2016, Bohemia
- Victoria Circuit 2016, Belghoria

Regional Exhibitions:
- Brevard County Government Center
- Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPAs and Advisors
- Dean Mead Law Firm
- Dixie Crossroads Restaurant
- FirstWave Financial
- Gray Robinson PA
- Lexus of Melbourne, FL
- Melbourne International Airport
- Palm Bay City Hall
- Representative Tyler Sirois
- Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority

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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus): The Great Horned Owl is native to and the most widespread owl species throughout the Americas. With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. Great Horned owls are equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics. Once this bird finds a mate, it becomes a permanent resident in its territory.

When clenched, a Great Horned Owl's strong talons require a force of 28 pounds to open. The owls use this deadly grip to sever the spine of large prey. They have excellent night vision and extremely sensitive hearing. Their extremely soft feathers insulate them against the cold winter weather and help them fly very quietly in pursuit of prey. Their short, wide wings allow them to maneuver among the trees of the forest. The oldest Great Horned Owl on record was at least 28 years old when it was found in Ohio in 2005.

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July 17th, 2016

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