Owls Are Birds Of Prey!

I went out to investigate a significant "thump" on our window and found this little guy stunned on the deck. He's a pygmy owl, probably not as tall as the length of my hand.

Only problem -- he was lying face down, and I saw his grey speckled back and wings and thought common flicker. I picked him up to see how injured he was -- and he sunk his talons into my thumb. They are sharp, strong, and very curved --they go deep, and they're hard to pull out. I have no questions about how they catch their prey!