The #barredowl (#Strixvaria), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix,

The Rensselaerville State Forest is so out of the way, and yet it never disappoints. Barred owl - Albany County, New York, March 2025
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Barred owl, swiveling its head all the way backwards. Oswego County, New York, July 2022
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