Bloody Bill Anderson<\/a>“, a notorious and sadistic\u00a0killer associated with Quantrill’s Raiders and Frank and Jesse James but for me\u00a0Anderson’s disgusting reputation doesn’t rub off on this\u00a0bird.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nAt first glance it appeared that\u00a0the owl had only a tinge of blood on\u00a0his bill but the more he turned his head the more blood was obvious.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nWhen he looked over his shoulder and down his nose at something on the ground it became apparent that the right side of his bill was literally caked with blood (most likely from voles).<\/p>\n
I suspect that the reason his bill was always so adorned when I saw him was because like me he’s a creature of habit. Both of us like to perform our routines on a schedule at the same time of day, every day, and I nearly always saw him within a few minutes of the sun coming up. This owl probably\u00a0preferred to eat breakfast at a specified time each morning.<\/p>\n
At least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it…<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
PS – I’m still having caching issues with Comcast. Some readers (especially those in Utah) may have problems loading my blog properly or completely. If that happens to you please let me know in a comment (if you can).<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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