I woke up at about 3 a.m. one night and went directly to my front door! Stooping down to the lowest window and looked out at a beautiful snowy scene and a FACE staring back at me. It was a Great Horned Owl and he had just made a kill. It was a large animal - maybe a cat or raccoon - and when he saw me, he tried to fly with his meal but it was too heavy and he could not get any lift. He then decided to move his meal away from my vantage point. He dragged the kill - inches at a time - over my front yard and into my neighbor's front yard. Then and there he enjoyed his meal. The next day, there was a very bloody patch in the snow and a trail of blood leading to my neighbor's yard. Not a trace of the dead animal was there. It was a very impressive and magical moment in Cherry Hill, N.J.
I woke up at about 3 a.m. one night and went directly to my front door! Stooping down to the lowest window and looked out at a beautiful snowy scene and a FACE staring back at me. It was a Great Horned Owl and he had just made a kill. It was a large animal - maybe a cat or raccoon - and when he saw me, he tried to fly with his meal but it was too heavy and he could not get any lift. He then decided to move his meal away from my vantage point. He dragged the kill - inches at a time - over my front yard and into my neighbor's front yard. Then and there he enjoyed his meal. The next day, there was a very bloody patch in the snow and a trail of blood leading to my neighbor's yard. Not a trace of the dead animal was there. It was a very impressive and magical moment in Cherry Hill, N.J.