Great Horned Owl

Well this is it. My (early) birthday present. This isn't as clear as I'd like but I was hand holding it, and there were a lot of limbs in the way. Excuses, excuses!
There was a break in the snow, hail, rain today so I went in search of birds. There were no birds at my house today, what happened to them? Anyway, I saw an American Kestral, almost posted him, and a lot of other hawks and a Blue Heron, but I decided the owl was more unique sitting there in his/her nest.

Some of you guessed right.