SUPER-alert Grimsby man Marco Lawless spotted this magnificent owl on Corporation Bridge shortly before 9 o'clock yesterday evening.
At first, he thought it was a cat - until it flew off!
Since then he has posted the shot on Twitter, prompting great interest and plenty of speculation among his followers.
What species is it?
It is difficult to be sure because Marco was not close enough to detect any distinguishing features such as ear-tufts.
It is also difficult to judge its size - but it looks a pretty hefty bird.
Various suggestions have been submitted from tawny owl to eagle owl (perhaps an escapee from a private collection).
Another tweet has suggested it is a snowy owl, but this is definitely incorrect. As its name suggests, a snowy is white.
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