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El gamarús és un ocell rapinyaire nocturn de l'ordre dels estrigiformes. A la nit, el seu crit pot ésser molt corprenedor. Durant el dia és normal de veure'l adormit en una branca, enganxat al tronc. És sedentari i viu en boscos, per tot Catalunya i a qualsevol alçada.
Este ejemplar de cárabo está un poco molesto por tener que participar en una exhibición en un horario que no le es propio. Por eso posa con este aire cansado como si la cosa no fuera con él. No obstante, el primer plano nos permite acercarnos a este animal que en la vida salvaje lo veremos siempre entre sombras y, alguna vez, escucharemos su grito estremecedor en la oscuridad. Como siempre, el teleobjetivo a 400 mm. ha sido determinante para obtener esta imagen sin apenas recorte.
Barred Owl - Ladner, BC
Driving down the road at Ladner Harbour Park and all of a sudden this speeding bullet of feathers appeared diving into the blackberry bushes. I stopped and approached and discovered this owl which had just killed a rabbit. He plucked out some fur but was distracted from feeding on it by a band of crows who drove him off his prey. He did try to take it with him, but the rabbit was too heavy and he dropped it. Tough to get all this action in photos, but I did manage a few portrait shots. I had seen the rabbit hopping around earlier and thought I should take pictures of him, but the owl got to him first. How exciting to see!
I was photographing this guy for about ten minutes when I suddenly heard a 'hooooot', and looked up, realizing thisss fella had been watching me the whole time. He was polite enough to let me get a few shots.
Captive Bird - Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa), Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria, England
The great grey owl or great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, and it is the only species in the Strix (genus) found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In some areas it is also called Phantom of the North, cinereous owl, spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.
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Why is it that 3 years ago when I took this photo I didn't think it was even worth a second look.
Sometimes it's good to go back and re-visit old photos.
African Wood-Owl (Strix woodfordii woodfordii), Sodwana Bay Lodge, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The African wood owl or Woodford's owl (Strix woodfordii) is a typical owl from the genus Strix in the family Strigidae which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
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I really enjoyed sitting into the forest listening to the Tawny Owls call to each other - two individuals came to our hide on this night - we could see them sitting in trees on opposite sides of the clearing - they took it in turns to come in. Perhaps an established pair.
The LED lighting in the hide was much improved this time - much more even.