Ever Alert by danob
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Description
These birds wait, listen, and watch for prey, then swoop down; they also may fly low through open areas in search of prey. Their large facial disks, also known as "ruffs", focus sound, and the asymmetrical placement of their ears assists them in locating prey, because of the lack of light during the late and early hours in which they hunt.
On the nesting grounds, they mainly hunt at night and near dawn and dusk; at other times, they are active mostly during the night. They have excellent hearing, and may locate (and then capture) prey moving beneath 60 cm (2 feet) of snow in a series of tunnels solely with that sense. These owls can crash through snow that could support the weight of a 180-pound person
Comments (52)
wonderful bird!!!! Gorgeous photo!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful capture!!
Wow, that's some hunting ... and a great shot of this wonderful bird. CC
Just popping in......Very nice shot!
Wonderful owl and presentation, Danny!!!
great capture...
This is a wonderful photo. Thanks for the info about this bird.
WOW amazing shot
Great image - what a beautiful creature. And the information is excellent as well. Well done.
Excellent shot, I like the pose you captured.
marvelous capture, excellent sharpness,thanks for sharing. hughs.
Wonderful capture..he is posing for you
Fantastic and splendid shot my friend.....!!!!
Gorgeous little guy Danny!!! I love owls and this image is superb! :)
Gorgeous shot!!! Fabulous owl!!
wonderful photo and colours
gorgeous shot!
Excellent shot!
Awesome looking bird - fantastic shot!
What an amazing capture of this beautiful owl Danny and interesting info on it also, wonderful..
Buddy, this is a prefect shot imo. Just beautiful man. I love it.
Lovely photo for sure. You always do such nice work on capturing wildlife and then providing answers to any questions that might arise Danny
He really looks to be concentrating. Well caught.
An awesome bird to say the least!! Congrats the phenomenal capture!
Clean detailed shot Dan...what a gorgeous bird! Aloha`
I never knew about their face helping them to hear. awesome capture
Always an impressive capture. Aloha
I like the angle you used here my friend.Exposure is spot on.Focus is perfect and your composition is wonderful my friend.
Wonderful owl and presentation !
Stunning!