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Why wouldn't it be an owl? Those Great Horned owls are BIG suckers! They stand almost 3 feet tall. I've seen great horned flying just above my head at dusk and also found the roost where one hung out during the day. I sure wouldn't want to be a rabbit anywhere in the vicinity. Also, owls have a wonderful sense of hearing and can go after a vole or mouse tunneling beneath the snow which might acount for the Yellowstone pic's.
Interestingly enough, last night I heard the sound track of the first pic. I awoke a little before dawn to hear the distinctive call of an owl outside my open window. I then heard a strange rustling out back which was abruptly stilled and then a few minutes later the owl's call again, only this time receding into the distance.
My cat knew what it was, too. He woke up at the first sounds, froze at the first owl call, and then hid beneath the blankets beside me.
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