Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
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Long-ears are medium size members of the owl family, widespread in Europe, Asia and North America. Though they are fairly common, their appearance can be erratic and their preference for roosting in dense cover can make them hard to locate and photograph. However, if you manage to see one, odds are that others will be nearby --in this case, there were six within a few meters of the one shown. Their diet tends toward smaller prey; typically voles, field mice and lizards which they hunt in open or lightly wooded meadows at the edge of the forest.
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Great image.
Do you locate Long Eared Owles by looking for pellets? Or how do you find them?
Owls are lovely but not often seen birds.
A very nice catch
Do you locate Long Eared Owles by looking for pellets? Or how do you find them?
Owls are lovely but not often seen birds.
A very nice catch
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Thanks, WD:
A fellow birder reported seeing a long-eared owl near a local recreation area. A day or two later I visited the area, prowled the edge of the surrounding woods and eventually was able to locate this owl --he was one of three perched within a few meters of each other. He allowed me, moving very slowly, to ease into a position where there was light enough for a few exposures before, along with his companions, he vanished silently
into denser cover.
A fellow birder reported seeing a long-eared owl near a local recreation area. A day or two later I visited the area, prowled the edge of the surrounding woods and eventually was able to locate this owl --he was one of three perched within a few meters of each other. He allowed me, moving very slowly, to ease into a position where there was light enough for a few exposures before, along with his companions, he vanished silently
into denser cover.
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