#bubo bubo

[dduane]

I for one welcome our new strygine overlord. :)

Backstory: This gentleman escaped from Central Park Zoo in March after his enclosure there was vandalized, and there was a lot of concern over whether or not he could/would survive out of captivity. Unconcerned by this, Flaco settled himself in a particular area of Central Park and spent all the spring, summer, and most of the fall eating large numbers of rats, and genially allowing himself to be photographed by an ever-growing cadre of bird paparazzi.

Then a few weeks ago, possibly irked by repeated mobbing by assorted hawks and corvids, Flaco took off from his normal haunts and went on a brief tour of apartment-building courtyards on the Lower East Side. Now he's on the Upper West Side, within sight of Central Park (so food's no problem, should he feel like heading back that way to hunt), and shouting for everybody to hear that he owns the place. The image above shows him on the water tower of an apartment building at 86th and CPW.

If you look back through the Manhattan Bird Alert and Above 96th Twitter feeds, you'll see many splendid pictures of him. He's a handsome lad, and it's good to see him thriving.

What's in his future? Hard to tell. (Though some people on Twitter are suggesting he should run for mayor.) He may head upstate at some point. But he may decide he's quite happy to be a Manhattanite. As a fellow one, I wish him very well. :)

#Flaco #Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-Owl #Bubo bubo #Manhattan

[jadeseadragon]

Kevin Robertson @thescottishfalconer

"Incoming, Miranda the European Eagle Owl. I absolutely love this bird, she is truly one of a kind. From her history to her manners, you will find no other like her. Released into the wild by her owner she managed to survive until it became to hard for her, severely malnourished and suffering with a gut infection I rescued her as I determined she wouldn’t survive much longer in the wild. A few days of high quality food and medication and she was doing really well. Miranda is 20 years old and is a valued member of our demonstration team. A bird that doesn’t need handled, she weighs herself on the scales, flies out into the flying arena and runs behind me on the way back to the aviary. A truly magnificent bird."

#eurasian eagle owl #eagle owl #bubo bubo #owls #owl

[belowthesundial]

a guy

#doodle #bird #bird art #owl #eurasian eagle owl #bubo bubo #cute animals #cute

[birdblues]

Eurasian Eagle-owl

#eurasian eagle owl #eagle owl #owl #Bubo bubo #Strigiformes #Strigidae #Bubo #bird #upl

[krautjunker]

#bubo bubo

[aeshnacyanea2000]

A pair of Eurasian Eagle-Owls (Bubo bubo) for superb owl sunday.

#superb owl sunday #owl #owls #eurasian eagle owl #bubo bubo #birds

[howsublime]

In 2023, when Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, escaped the zoo in NYC, I I sketched his wikipedia photo where he looks like a prototype for Totoro, the forest spirit.

NYT has an article about him today, on the anniversary of his escape, with great photos. But there is also a video in it that is very sad - I did not know that at first, after his escape, he just sat on the sidewalk surrounded by people. He looks terrified there.

PS: Love the scientific name for these species - Bubo bubo.

#flaco #bubo bubo #owl #bird art #mail art #Eurasian eagle-owl #birds #totoro

[sonic-zombie]

I love how messed up baby owls look. Look at these fucked up little muppets I would die for them

#owls #baby owl #eurasian eagle owl #barn owl #great horned owl #bubo bubo

[comixqueen]

Another limited palette warmup. Eurasian eagle owl.

#art #limited palette #owl #eurasian eagle owl #bubo bubo #doodles

[ifelten]

Stor honugle (Bubo bubo), han

Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), male

#Stor hornugle #Bubo bubo #Bubo #Eurasian eagle-owl #Eagle-owl #Ugle #Owl #Strigidae #Rovfugl #Raptor #Predator #Rovdyr #bird #fugl #aves #Spring #Forår #Midtjylland #Archive

[vitali-s]

"Grand-Duc"." owl" Aquatinte, pointe sèche.  Dimensions : Papier 39x65 cm. Image 28 x 54.

#printmaking #my artwork #my art #artist vitali #estampe #gravure. #ething #bubo bubo

[dietariil-lustrat]

Apunt d'un Duc.

#artists on tumblr #note #watercolor #eagle owl #bubo bubo #drawing #pencil #art #modo

[jadeseadragon]

@thefalc0ner

Captive born Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)

#eurasian eagle owl #bubo bubo

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) © Archibald Thorburn

It hatches from active, deep, large, local, obvious, orange, pale, powerful, prominent, rare, rocky, shady, uncommon, and wild eggs.

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#squawkoverflow #eurasian eagle-owl #bubo bubo #birds #archibald thorburn

[birdblues]

Eurasian Eagle-owl

#eurasian eagle owl #owl #Bubo bubo #Strigiformes #Strigidae #Bubo #upl #bird

[pad-wubbo]

"thicc bubo"

Infinite Painter.

An edit of Uhu (Bubo bubo) in Waldeck, Wildpark Edersee, Greifenwarte (Germany) by Stefan Didam, originally published under a CC-BY-SA 3.0 licence on Wikimedia Commons.

My edit simply makes the owl comically rotund. I publish this edit under the compatible CC-BY-SA 4.0 licence.

#owl #bubo bubo #eagle owl #creative commons #digital art #photo edit