Barred Owl on the ground

[alemorkam]

Barred Owl landed on the ground.

[Stu from NYC]

Is this normal behavior?

[Bay Kid]

I saw a baby owl that fell out the tree at Briarwood last week. Hopefully he is safe.
They are beautiful birds.

[manaboutown]

Apparently they do land on the ground, probably to catch rodents, bugs, other food.

"Rarely, they'll nest on the ground." From: Barred Owl (http://www.wildsouthflorida.com/barred.owls.html)

[alemorkam]

They land on the ground to catch prey.