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 rufHing 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." 



