This owl is both cute and wise.
"Next Sunday we will be moving away from the typical bread and wine, in favor of our new sacraments, hunks of Big Mac and Diet Coke."
Aww it's so cute 🥰
Harry's always full of great owl tales!
Humm de derr derr more pork pork pork!
It'd be a great Halloween background.
I love that big round head of the Asio owls!
I love introducing you to new animals!
This one is similar to Short Eared Owls, which are found in a lot of places, so you may be more familiar with them. There are so many great owls out there, but I'll share them all with you eventually!
I was just searching to see why Pratchett chose that as the name of his city, but everything I came across said he wasn't familiar with the bird at the time, and it was retconned into the crest later. Very interesting.
You guys keep making me feel guilty I've still actually gotten around to reading any Discworld. It will work someday, I swear! I have Guards, Guards on my tablet ready to go, and I watched the Hogfather movie and loved it.
From Paul Bankowitsch
Pair of cuckoo owls (Morepork/Ruru) - in mating time they call cuckoo, like our local cuckoo. They are from New Zealand.
F5 1/125 ISO 320 Brw: 240mm Processed Canon SX50HS
Paar Kuckkuckskauz - in der Paarungzeit rufen sie Kuckkuck, wie unser heimischer Kuckkuck. Sie kommen aus Neuseeland.
This owl gets so many names!
From Harold Wilion
They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Where were you 9:30 last night?
I was laying down on the ground in a large, empty parking lot under sodium lights experiencing one of the more unique photography experiences I've had photographing owls.
They started out in a swampy area in the woods, made a couple stops along the way, and ended up in the parking lot on a few different trees and streetlights. Then all of a sudden, I noticed one on the ground.
I knew ground level shots would be the way to go, but I was hesitant because once I'm lying on the ground, I find it almost impossible to get up and end up flailing about like a beached whale. But after surveying the situation with my camera on the tripod, I knew the ground was the only way to go.
It was an amazing experience as they kept going to the ground and flying all around as if I wasn't there. And when on the ground, some of them would walk around instead of flying, which was cool as hell, but at 1/20 of second turned out to be an effort in futility photographing that.
Although I hate eating dinner at 10:30, it was worth it in this instance. I didn't bother color correcting it because I really liked the vibe of the crazy cast from the lights.
From Carina Crayton
#MousetheMarshOwl is becoming a very beautiful monster owl intent on killing me.
Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation is a registered NPO and Section 18a(1)(a) PBO and runs a fully permitted Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center near Crecy, Naboomspruit, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
From Jon Burket
A great horned owl couple talking strategy before heading out to find dinner.
I did find a bobcat each of the last two nights but didn't get any great shots before severe storms chased me home. Tonight the weather cleared and I covered a lot of ground but had zero luck.
But then as I was loading up my car I started hearing these owls calling nearby so I took my camera back out and went to investigate. It was too dark for any detailed shots but this gorgeous sunset color gave me something to work with.
This is the second oddest episode of Mr Rogers Neighborhood I've ever seen!
"Children, today we'll be upcycling everyday scrap metal into defensive weaponry..."
They will tend to scrunch and elongate when they're trying to hide. Since their eyes are pretty big, closing them most of the way makes that feature stand out less.
They go big when they're standing their ground. They've already been spotted, so now they want to look like the biggest, toughest owl possible.
Here's the classic White Faced Scops video showing the little owl's reactions to an owl slightly larger than itself and one much larger.
Birds usually don't want to fight. There's too much chance for anyone involved to get hurt and be left unable to fly and be unable to get food or stay safe. They want to either stay hidden or have the other party back off before anyone actually gets too physical.
You will see small birds drive off larger, more aggressive birds due to this. Usually the larger bird will just move on if it doesn't need a meal at that moment.
From liewwkphoto.com
A rare Barn Owl, endemic and the name derived from Minahassa Peninsula.
From Keith Bannister
From Villager Jim
I would like to thank Gabriel for giving me one of the best barn owl shots i think i've ever taken, he's a superstar and he's even started accepting me quite near him now :) :) Don't laugh but i even chatted to him this morning from 20 feet away and he was quite settled and comfortable with me it totally made my month never mind!
From Lavin Photography
Hey I'm not upside down - you are!
Barred Owlet
Minnesota
From Sheida Soleimani
One species, two stunning looks! Meet two of our Eastern Screech Owl patients-one red morph and one gray morph-currently in care at our clinic.
Eastern Screech Owls come in two main color variations, or "morphs": red (or rufous) and gray. These color morphs aren't different species, just different genetic expressions of plumage. Red morphs have warm, rusty tones that help them blend in with reddish bark and autumn leaves, while gray morphs are masters of camouflage against tree trunks and lichen- covered branches.
Both of these screech owlets are growing fast and doing great in care-and it's been such a treat to see the contrast between their feathers as they develop. Whether red or gray, they each have the same tiny trill of a call, the same expressive ear tufts, and the same fierce little personalities. Color morphs don't change with age or season-they're determined at birth and stick for life. So these two will always be uniquely striking in their own way.
Barn owl in the North York Moors, UK
From Derrick Wong
Barred Eagle-owl
Taken on 13/10/2018
Nikon D500
Nikon 200-500mm, 1/20sec, Iso 400, F10
Location: Malaysia
Re-edited a photo which I've posted almost 7 years ago. Editing softwares are so advanced now, even mobile apps are more than capable of doing a good job. Ran thru both Photoroom and lightroommobile to get the final result.
From Harold Wilion
The Great Horned owl is one of our toughest looking avian predators. Even this teenager that still can't even hunt for its own food, looks tough as hell like he wants to kick my ass.
Mine talk plenty. They usually just say: "Hissssss! Go away! Click click click!"