From Daniel Riddle
Beneath the sun-baked prairie’s sigh,
where grasses whisper and shadows lie,
the Burrowing Owl keeps gentle reign
a monarch small, of wind and plain.By dawn’s first blush, with golden eye,
it watches day in quiet surprise.
Feathers dappled like earthen stone,
a creature humble, yet regal alone.It nests not high in cedar’s crest,
but deep within the earth’s cool breast
a borrowed home, a tunnel’s keep,
where chicks in downy wonder sleep.At dusk it dances on silent wing,
a ghost of twilight wandering.
Crickets sing, and mice take flight,
as hunger wakes beneath the night.Burrowing Owl from Cape Coral, Florida
I’d still want to see it! 😅
These were closer to the 1 meter mark, rather than 4, but they still sound impressive.
Cuban Giant Owl
Stilt Owls
We know way less than 1% of the species that lived in that era. If I say 4 meter owl predators, there were 4 meter owl predators and with that I will say good night sir, or madam, whichever suits your taste.
The more, the merrier, I say! Bring on the feathered carnivores!