#snowy owl

[bethanythebogwitch]

I heard it's Superb Owl Sunday so I have prepared some superb owls for you.

The barn owl is the most widespread species of owl, living on every continent except Antarctica. Their faces are shaped like a disk to help their hearing, giving them some of the best hearing of any owl. They mostly hunt by sound.

Snowy owls are the largest arctic predatory birds, They are born with black feathers and get whiter as they age. Females usually have more dark feathers than males.

Eastern screech owls have a few feather variants that make them look like completely different species.

The southern white-faced owl can increase its metabolic rate during winter to compensate for the cold and lack of food. They lay their eggs in nests built and abandoned by other birds.

The great grey owl is the largest owl by length, but a lot of that is feathers and they're actually very light for their size. Their hearing is good enough to hear rodents burrowing through snow and they can break through hard-packed snow to catch prey.

Blakiston's fish owl is the largest owl by mass and eats mostly fish. Despite the name, they may be more closely related to eagle owls than fish owls.

The elf owl is the smallest owl species, barely larger than a sparrow. They hunt bugs and play dead when caught. They like to live in holes in saguaro cacti.

Burrowing owls live in underground burrows. While they can dig, they mostly take over burrows from other animals. Farmers killing prairie dogs has severely reduced burrowing owl populations. They decorate their burrows with feces to attract bugs to eat.

The barking owl is called that because

Its nice to have a day to appreciate superb owls. Feel free to spread the love by reblogging with some more owl facts.

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[marissasketch]

Baby chick Frodo and Gandowlf in the Shire 🐥🧙‍♂️ Prints

#lotr #lord of the rings #artists on tumblr #illustration #art #cute art #cute birds #birds #chickens #owls #owl #snowy owl #cute animals #digital art #animal art #superb owl #hobbit day #my art #marissasketch

[expressions-of-nature]

by Devill Photography

#nature #animals #birds #owl #snowy owl #wildlife #aesthetic #naturecore #photography #curators on tumblr #uploads #pastel

[maureen2musings]

jennilsphotography

#snowy owl #winter #canada #wildlife photography #birds of prey #curators on tumblr

[hellocloudyart]

New ceramics coming to the shop on September 30th!!

#hellocloudyart #handmade ceramics #handmade pottery #cute ceramics #owls #snowy owl #barn owl #cute bats #trinket dish #spooky season #halloween

[blanchebees]

Felt like studying some owls

Tip jar

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[mimblex]

May your longest night be filled with treasure

[prints] 

#happy solstice!! #art #animals #owl #owls #snowy owl #winter #solstice #winter solstice #yule #hibernal solstice

[honeyhobbs]

#tried to go even more shapey with this one #owl illustration #owl art #snowy owl #bird illustration #birding #birdwatching #winter birds #procreate #my art

[hometoursandotherstuff]

#snowy owl #snow owl #owls #other stuff

[smugcomputer]

owlbear - uncommon varieties observed while in the dungeon

#illustration #artists on tumblr #character design #illustrators on tumblr #dnd #dungeons and dragons #baldur's gate 3 #owlbear #owlbear cub #snowy owl #barn owl #eagle owl #long eared owl #owl #creature design #dnd creatures

[snototter]

A snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in Ontario, Canada

by Mike Norkum

#snowy owl #owls #raptors #birds #bubo scandiacus #bubo #strigidae #strigiformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: canada #wildlife: north america

[antiqueanimals]

Virginia Wildlife; vol. 39, no. 2. February, 1978. Illustration by John W. Taylor.

Internet Archive

#birds #raptors #owls #eastern screech owl #northern saw-whet owl #barred owl #barn owl #long-eared owl #short-eared owl #burrowing owl #snowy owl #great horned owl #John W. Taylor

[kabukiaku]

more strigiformes (owl) studies!!! ✨🦉

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[maureen2musings]

jennilsphotography

#snowy owl #winter wonderland #take flight #birds of prey #nature #wildlife photography #curators on tumblr

[venerablemonk27]

I found the Snowy Owl! Using the recent sightings reported in the area as my guide, I went driving around Dane, WI yesterday. I stopped to scan a corn field with my binoculars and spotted this guy perched on a fence post.

[ID: A male Snowy Owl sits on a wooden fence post and stares directly at the camera. He is almost entirely white, with a few brown flecks on the wings and breast. His eyes are yellow and partly closed. A light snow falls around the Owl. End ID]

I knew right away the large white bird on the post was the Snowy I was after, so I quickly grabbed my camera and got out to find a good spot to set up. Of course, as soon as I got the bird in frame he decided to fly up to the roof peak of a farm building further away. Even so, I sat down and took a few long-distance bursts in case that was only look I would get. Then I noticed that there was a house among the farm buildings. If someone was home maybe they'd let me take a closer look?

[ID: A male Snowy Owl sits on a wooden fence post and looks into the distance to the left. He is almost entirely white, with a few brown flecks on the wings and breast. His eyes are yellow and partly closed. A light snow falls around the Owl. End ID]

Just as I'd hoped, the folks living there were home and they were happy to let me onto their property for a chance at a better photo. They even pointed out a good spot behind a concrete wall where I could stand totally out of sight of the corn field. It turned out to be such a good blind that all the shots in this post were taken there. And just as we were talking, the Owl flew back down to that same fence post!

[ID: A male Snowy Owl sits on a wooden fence post and looks into the distance to the right. He is almost entirely white, with a few brown flecks on the wings and breast. His eyes are yellow and partly closed. A light snow falls around the Owl. End ID]

He was very cooperative, sitting mostly still while I fiddled with settings and let the auto-focus pick between the snow and the post. I figure he was hunting, scanning the field for little creatures. Then he did a little preening and stretched his neck before taking flight!

[ID: A male Snowy Owl takes flight. He is almost entirely white, with a few brown flecks on the wings and breast. His eyes are yellow and partly closed. His wings are fully extended upward and his shaggy legs hang down below, showing just a hint of black talons. Its eyes are closed to slits. A light snow falls around the Owl. End ID]

[ID: A male Snowy Owl flies low over a snow-covered corn field. He is almost entirely white, with a few brown flecks on the wings and breast. His wings are extended downward, showing the full pattern of white and brown flecks on the flight feathers. His eyes are closed to slits. A light snow falls around the Owl. End ID]

He didn't immediately pounce on anything, instead wheeling up toward a tree across the field. I thought he would land up there, but instead he flushed a smaller dark bird and started chasing it! Zooming in on the photos of the sortie revealed that the enemy was either a Cooper's or a Sharp-shinned Hawk. I wish I could have seen how that encounter turned out, but they flew out of sight across the field.

[ID: A male Snowy Owl chases a hawk in the distance, flying through the snowfall near a large barn. End ID]

Even without a high-speed pursuit, seeing the Snowy Owl so close was my top birding moment of the year so far. Many thanks to Dean and Deb for welcoming me onto their property and making this moment possible!

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[mykegreywolf]

[C] Strix Law

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