*Those eyes!*
Aug 19, 2018 06:11:53 #
MikeBl
Loc: USA
A *throwback* to one of my favorites!
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
W. Kentucky, USA - 5/21/2018
1/400 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 800
Interesting Tidbit: An owl's eyes are large in order to improve their efficiency, especially under low light conditions.
In fact, the eyes are so well developed, that they are not eye balls as such, but elongated tubes. They are held in
place by bony structures in the skull called Sclerotic rings. For this reason, an owl cannot "roll" or move its eyes -
that is, it can only look straight ahead! ~The Owl Pages~
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
W. Kentucky, USA - 5/21/2018
1/400 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 800
Interesting Tidbit: An owl's eyes are large in order to improve their efficiency, especially under low light conditions.
In fact, the eyes are so well developed, that they are not eye balls as such, but elongated tubes. They are held in
place by bony structures in the skull called Sclerotic rings. For this reason, an owl cannot "roll" or move its eyes -
that is, it can only look straight ahead! ~The Owl Pages~
Aug 19, 2018 06:15:10 #
Yes, and that's why they can swivel their head almost 360 degrees! Great photo.
Aug 19, 2018 06:19:53 #
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Aug 19, 2018 11:03:00 #
Beautiful, Mike. I hope that you are keeping a photographic journal with text of all these posts. Fine job.
Aug 19, 2018 13:09:40 #
MikeBl wrote:
A *throwback* to one of my favorites! br br Barre... (show quote)
beautiful shot of that little hooter, mike...love his big eyes! appreciate the info concerning owls eyes.
Aug 19, 2018 23:05:02 #
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Aug 20, 2018 08:14:14 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Yes, and that's why they can swivel their head almost 360 degrees! Great photo.
Actually, owls have 14 vertabra in their neck to our 7. That is why they can swivel their necks.
Aug 20, 2018 10:23:48 #
ewelling
Loc: Salt Lake City, UT
A wise old owl sat in the oak.
The more he saw, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why can’t we be more like that wise old bird?
The more he saw, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why can’t we be more like that wise old bird?
Aug 20, 2018 10:43:33 #
Aug 20, 2018 13:00:52 #
Aug 20, 2018 13:42:13 #
Especially since their eyes do not move in their sockets.
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