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Juvenile long-eared owl (Asio otus) perched on a linden tree branch.
Młoda uszatka (Asio otus) siedząca na lipowej gałęzi.
We found this Barred Owl while out birding on Christmas Day. He was sleeping when we found him so I clicked a few pics before we headed on our way. Always a gift to find an Owl but somehow even better when it is Christmas.
Bonny, the Canadian eagle owl, was one of the birds which were shown by a falconry on the weekend of the horse market at Ludwigsburg. He was sitting in front of a tent and surrounded by blankets, boxes and other equipment. All this made a rather messy scenery and therefore I opted for a black background.
The buffy fish owl, also known as the Malay fish owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The four fish owls were previously generally separated in the genus Ketupa.
Scientific name: Ketupa ketupu
Higher classification: Fish owl
Like most owls, the barn owl is nocturnal, relying on its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. It often becomes active shortly before dusk and can sometimes be seen during the day when relocating from one roosting site to another. In Britain, on various Pacific Islands and perhaps elsewhere, it sometimes hunts by day. This practice may depend on whether the owl is mobbed by other birds if it emerges in daylight. However, in Britain, some birds continue to hunt by day even when mobbed by such birds as magpies, rooks and black-headed gulls, such diurnal activity possibly occurring when the previous night has been wet making hunting difficult. By contrast, in southern Europe and the tropics, the birds seem to be almost exclusively nocturnal, with the few birds that hunt by day being severely mobbed.
Barn owls are not particularly territorial but have a home range inside which they forage. For males in Scotland this has a radius of about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the nest site and an average size of about 300 hectares. Female home ranges largely coincide with that of their mates. Outside the breeding season, males and females usually roost separately, each one having about three favoured sites in which to conceal themselves by day, and which are also visited for short periods during the night. Roosting sites include holes in trees, fissures in cliffs, disused buildings, chimneys and haysheds and are often small in comparison to nesting sites. As the breeding season approaches, the birds move back to the vicinity of the chosen nest to roost.
barn owl
I spent the day today at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. I know this shot is similar to one I've taken before (about a year ago) but its just such a lovely bird I couldn't resist.
The buffy fish owl, also known as the Malay fish owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The four fish owls were previously generally separated in the genus Ketupa.
Scientific name: Ketupa ketupu
Higher classification: Fish owl
Every now and then owls will nest in the tall trees around our home. One afternoon we heard the calls of a hawk and took a peak outside to see if there was a good photo opportunity. The hawk was already flying away and we thought we missed our chance. It took us a moment to notice this beautiful Great Horned Owl that was sitting in the tree just outside our kitchen window. We ran outside with camera in hand to take some shots of this majestic bird of prey.
This is a wild, not around people, burrowing owl, very friendly, let me get to within 12 ft, after I took my photos, I just back out and let him be, never even gave me the "Up, Down, Get Out of Town" dance. Bigger farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4338100027_be1d9e085e_o.jpg
After years of searching, I finally found the rare and elusive spiny owl..Looks like one to me, so just go with it. Thanks
Coastal prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis), Southern California.
Our Bahia Bustamante guide, Matias, knew his land intimately and led us to the tree where this Magellanic Horned Owl was roosting.
This is a closeup shot of that big non-typical bull I like so much. My son Stacy, was up here on business from Washington. He had gone over to my brothers to visit. They are "night owls". So, Stace didn't get back to the hotel till around 1:30-2 am. As he pulled into the parking lot, he saw this bull walking across it. So, he sent Jan, a text message and several "pictures". Jan, always checks her iPhone every morning at 4:30am when we get up. I don't have or use a cell phone! :-) She told me and after our time with the cats, we got around and decided to take a drive and see if we could find him. It was still pretty dark, so, I decided to check several other places before heading over to the area Stace had last seen him. Anyway, after driving around quite a bit and not seeing anything else worth taking a picture of, I jokingly said to Jan, that I was hoping Stace would find the bull this morning and give us a call. About 30 seconds later her phone pinged. Stace sent a text message and said, it was bedded not far from where he saw it last night. We told him we were less then 3 minutes away. We got there and he was still bedded down. I was able to work in close and shot from a squatting position to get a low angle on him. Also, in the squatting position I can brace my elbows on my knees and it gives me a fairly stable platform. Not, to mention I can quickly stand up and leave if needed. Light was still pretty dim, but, I was pretty happy with the results.
Camera Settings: F4 - 1/60 - 98mm - ISO 1250
A face-on close-up head shot of a mottled brown Eagle Owl showing its distinctive orange eyes.
The Kennesaw State Owls take on the Stetson Hatters on October 9, 2016, at Kennesaw's Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
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