Powerful Owl, Taronga Zoo
Powerful Owl, Taronga Zoo, Sydney
The Powerful Owl is Australia’s largest owl and can be found along the eastern parts of Australia from central Queensland through NSW and southern Victoria and the southernmost tip of South Australia. It usually occurs within a few hundred kilometres from the coast and its preferred habitat includes woodlands, forests and mountain gullies. The only one I’ve ever seen in the wild was one at Canberra a few years ago.
The bird I’ve featured on this post is a captive one at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. It is featured in their very popular Free Flight Bird Show. This show, a major draw-card at the zoo twice daily at noon and 3pm, it always a highlight when we visit. It is also a great opportunity to take photos of birds close up.
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Powerful Owl, Taronga Zoo, Sydney