[mou] Check out today's StarTribune for Marchel owl pix

[Val/Roger]

Hello, fellow birders:
If you can get your hands on today's (Feb. 23) StarTribune, either in print
form or electronically, dash to page C10, on the back of the Sports section
for the article titled "Talon Show."

The article is illustrated with a sequence of four photos by Bill Marchel
showing a great gray owl plunging for its prey--these are the most
astonishing, awe-inspiring pictures I've seen yet of this awesome creature.
There's a fairly short article on the left-hand side of the page; it notes
that nearly 500 great grays have been killed along roadsides in collisions
with vehicles, a discouraging statistic.

Anyway, try to check it out, the photos will make your day.

Regards,
Val Cunningham
St. Paul, Minn.