Owls (Wild Only)
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Beautiful creatures and full of character . This one and it's mate were busy all afternoon providing for their chicks.
Another 1st for me - never have encounter this type of owl before. Not the best capture, but I'm happy I saw it:)
The wonderfully characterful Little Owl is always a pleasure to watch & photograph. The lions share of their diet is made up of earth worms & invertebrates, including a lot of beetles.
Slightly disconcerting for the little chap who's sharing his perch here, I imagine.
Norfolk, England.
Tawny Owl - Strix Aluco
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Tawny Owl - Strix Aluco
The tawny owl or brown owl (Strix aluco) is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants. The nest is typically in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. This owl is non-migratory and highly territorial. Many young birds starve if they cannot find a vacant territory once parental care ceases.
This nocturnal bird of prey hunts mainly rodents, usually by dropping from a perch to seize its prey, which it swallows whole; in more urban areas its diet includes a higher proportion of birds. Vision and hearing adaptations and silent flight aid its night hunting. The tawny owl is capable of catching smaller owls, but is itself vulnerable to the eagle owl or northern goshawk.
Although many people believe this owl has exceptional night vision, its retina is no more sensitive than a human's and its asymmetrically placed ears are key to its hunting by giving it excellent directional hearing. Its nocturnal habits and eerie, easily imitated call, have led to a mythical association of the tawny owl with bad luck and death.
Population:
UK breeding:
50,000 pairs
This was at Hayes Nature Preserve. The pair have been nesting there for the last few years. I hope to get a few more of them before the young fledge this year. This was from my first encounter with them in 2015.
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The question yesterday as we prepared for a hike was cameras or no cameras? The answer was yes cameras although I wasn't feeling high energy so I compromised with a lighter camera body D850 and short lens 300mm VR PF f/4. When the owl flew by we were very happy that we had had agreed cameras :)
This Barred Owl gave us a delightful experience during a visit to Brazos Bend State Park. We inadvertently flushed it from next to the water up into a low tree where he sat for quite some time while we took way too many photos.
Strix varia
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A spectacular sky with fast moving low level clouds as the sun sets behind Owler Tor in the Peak District National Park, England.
Amazing day today where the light went from awesome in the am to absolutely flat in the pm. But that’s the least of the excitement. The coyote decided to put in an early afternoon visit, probably will show that tomorrow and then incredibly enough, my prayers for a Snowy Owl were answered partially by the appearance of a Saw-whet Owl. (Identification courtesy of lamoustique) Yes, another first for the yard and the camera. I suspect this little visitor was attracted by the mouse colony that makes its home outside close to the bird seed. In a way, that bird seed, either directly or indirectly, is responsible for a fair number of different yard visitors. My little buddy did not seem too impressed with our current cold snap -25C/-13F. So, we both began to hum …
I heard some cool vocalizations going on in my backyard last night! It was two barred owls singing duets to each other. I guess love is in the air. This photo of a barred owl was taken in my backyard. Maybe one of the owls I heard last night :-)!
Found the owl again yesterday (January 28) at a nearby park in Yakima County, Washington. It has been there for several weeks. IMG_9230
Bucks County Pa.
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A Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) patiently listens for movement under the snow cover possibly identifying its next meal in the boreal woods north of Opal, Alberta, Canada.
23 November, 2017.
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