In looking up the Pueo today, I learned Hawaii also had some giant terrestrial owls, somewhat like the large flightless birds in Australia/NZ. Sadly, they disappeared after people came around, so there is no real evidence of what they looked like. All we know is from remaining bones....
Brent Matsuda said he’d seen signs at Squint Lake Park warning of an aggressive owl in the area, but he “didn’t think it would be a big concern” until his toddler was attacked Saturday afternoon....
New York seems to be scattered with raptor rescues, but none look to be open to the public. I didn’t want to blow off the rest of the state outside NYC though, so this cute little guy is from Finger Lakes Raptor Center in Lodi, NY....
GHO may be gone from the tournament for this year, but it isn’t forgotten. Found a nice article about them today. If you click through to the article there are some nice pictures, including baby owls and owls in nests....