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Message from Larry:
Just wanted to let everyone know that after October 6th, I will no longer be at the greenhouses. On October 8th I will start a new job at WTAMU as their Professional Manager of Grounds. I am sad to leave Panhandle Greenhouses, but being a single dad, with three kids, this is going to be better for them, plus I will be right there in Canyon when they need me. I want to thank all my customers through the years and especially the Catheys for everything they have done and for all the support they have given me. I hope to see some of you from time to time, as now I will be a customer of the store rather than an employee.
Thanks again,
Larry Bedwell
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Birds of the Panhandle
By Judy Jones
Great Horned Owl  Bubo virginianus
This October we will take a look at the owls that live in the Texas Panhandle. The Great Horned Owl also known as the Tiger Owl is this weeks feature. It is the most common owl in North America and probably the easiest to recognize. It is almost 2 feet in length and has a 5 foot wingspan but when perched the feathered tufts called plumicorns are what gives it its name(horned). Regionally its color may vary but the shape remains the same and as with all raptors the female is larger than the male. Great Horned Owls nest early in the year, here in the Texas Panhandle that is late January or early February. They do not build a nest but find a deserted nest sometimes even a squirrel 's nest and lay their eggs. Their talons have tremendous power and their prey is usually killed instantly.They will eat almost anything and are one of the main predators of skunks. Very adaptable to habitats and can be found in towns especially in parks. Several years ago one nested in south Amarillo on an second story apartment balcony in a large flower pot and fledged two chicks from the site despite the fact that the female sat on the nest during a snow storm in late February.
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