Photographer and birder Steve Spitzer
recently came across a unique sight in Loyola Park Beach, Chicago – a
great horned owl swimming across a lake.
The bird had been attacked by two
Peregrine Falcons and sought refuge in the water. Spitzer hurried to
help it, but was surprised when the owl simply started swimming to
safety. As the owl isn’t a water bird, it swam almost like a human,
keeping its head above the water and doing a breast stroke.
