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Aurora Resident Builds 12 Foot Tall Snow Owl After Blizzard

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - All the snow left behind from last weekend's blizzard gave some Colorado residents the opportunity to show off their creative side. That was certainly true for Kreg Lyles, a resident of southeast Aurora.

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A massive owl built after the March 14 blizzard in Denver.(credit: Kreg Lyles)

Lyles built a giant snow owl. It measures 12 feet tall.

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(credit: Kreg Lyles)

He set up a light so it glows at night.

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(credit: Kreg Lyles)

He told CBS4 it took him two days to pile up the snow and about a day to carve it.

Many parts of the Denver metro area received at least 2 feet of snow, and that included Aurora.

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Earlier in the week, Mary Kate in Windsor shared a photo with CBS4 of two dogs sculpted in the snow.

And then there's this: a snow church in Berthoud:

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