For birdwatchers, just catching a glimpse of a great horned owl is rare. The average weight of a great horned owl is 1.4 kilograms, the weight of a small sack of potatoes. "Immediately after I got hit," Blake said, "I put my hand up to my head and I could feel my head swelling up in my hand." Owl was likely hungryWhile a great horned owl going after rabbits makes sense, Wolfrey said, in this case Blake was just standing in her backyard. "I don't know what the horned owl was thinking," he said.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2021 15:00 UTC