304 The Great Horned Owl 
times is very amusing; it stands motionless, gazing 
intently at the dog, but after a few minutes, if the dog 
remains quiet, the bird seems to become nervous, 
stepping first to one side and then to the other, hiss- 
ing, snapping its beak, and ruffling its feathers. 
After this the owl will usually try to make off with 
its prey; but if another halt is made, it acts in much 
the same way as at first, excepting that it is still more 
nervous. While the owl’s attention is thus attracted 
to the dog is the time to approach within “photo 
distance”’ to get the “snapshots.” 
