#short eared owl

[maureen2musings]

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joshbagshawe

#short eared owl #curators on tumblr

[life-on-our-planet]

🪶🔥short-eared owl🔥🪶

#short eared owl #owl #bird #birdblr #grasslands #europe #aves #strigiformes #request #as always i'm trusting the source that it's got the species right ^^' but lmk if you think it's smth else!

[snototter]

A short eared owl (Asio flammeus) amongst the grass in Alaska, USA

by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

#short eared owl #owls #raptors #birds #asio flammeus #asio #strigidae #strigiformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: alaska #wildlife: usa

[harkthorn]

Bird sketches! Something easy for today

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#art #traditional art #sketch #daily sketch #ballpointsketch #ballpointpen #bird #birds #bird sketches #studies #wildlife #bird sketch #bird of prey #owl #short eared owl #red kite #osprey #sparrowhawk #wildlife art

[rhiannatruex]

Short Eared Owl, hunting

#queueue #vertical #owl #owlie wowlie #short eared owl #Original Photography #photography #my photography #original photographer #photographers of tumblr #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #original photography blog #nature photography #nature #uncropped nature #washington state #west coast best coast #pnw #upper left corner #PNW Vibes #wa state #washington #rainforest #wildlife #wildlife photography #wildlife photographer #critter #animal

[birdblues]

Short-eared Owl

#short eared owl #owl #Asio flammeus #Strigiformes #Strigidae #Asio #bird #upl

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Short-eared Owl

Photo: Dan Dzurisin

"Easier to see than most owls, the Short-ear lives in open terrain, such as prairies and marshes. It is often active during daylight, especially in the evening. When hunting it flies low over the fields, with buoyant, floppy wingbeats, looking rather like a giant moth. Aside from its North American range, it also nests in South America and Eurasia, and on many oceanic islands, including Hawaii."

- Audubon Field Guide

#birds #short eared owl #birds of north america #north american birds #owls #raptors #birds of prey #birds of the us #birds of canada #birds of mexico #birds of the caribbean #birding #birdblr #birblr #bird watching #bird of the day #Asio flammeus

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Welcome back to the UK beautiful!👋🏻🦉❤️💯 We’ve missed you ..

📸 by @Paul__Browning_

The Short Eared Owl

#@Paul__Browning_ #Owls #Short Eared Owl #Wildlife #Amazing #Beautiful #Nature #Birds in Flight #Birds Seen In 2023 #@Owltrust #@BarnOwlTrust #@Natures_Voice #UK

[venerablemonk27]

Folks, I have tracked down another Owl!

[ID: A Short-eared Owl sits on top of a wooden post at dusk. They stand about a foot tall, with rounded body and head, oval face, and no visible ear tufts. Their feathers are a lovely pattern of brown, tan, and cream, with white and tan face feathers radiating from a hooked black beak. They are staring directly into the camera with two large honey-colored eyes, rimmed in black feathers reminiscent of smoky eyeliner. End ID]

It was just about dusk at Goose Pond, and we were slowly driving down a road to the north of the pond, scanning the power poles and fields in the failing light. I'm driving, and I've got my friend in the passenger seat, the person who first got me into birding. I had seen reports of a pair of Short-eared Owls in the area, our last target bird on an afternoon of exploring Madison's lakes and fields. I had read that, unlike other Owls, Short-eared are known for coming out to hunt before sunset. She says there's something just over the horizon out her window, so I stop and we both get binoculars on it. I say, "It's owl-shaped! That has to be it!"

[ID: The Short-eared Owl sits on the same wooden post, looking left into the sunset. Just one eye is visible in profile, illuminated by the fading horizon. End ID]

The Owl is heading back the way we came, and I take just a single burst with the camera before swinging the car around. Then my friend sees a second one following it! One of them must have seen something because it lands in the field, while the other one heads off over the horizon. Once I have the car pointing the right direction, the first Owl takes off again and lands on the nest box in the pictures.

[ID: The Short-eared Owl sits on the same post and stares intently at the ground. Perhaps they see something to pounce on? End ID]

The next box is right by the road, so we start creeping up close. The Owl seems totally unbothered by our presence and just sits, patiently scanning the field. We creep closer, get a few more pictures, creep closer, get a few more, until we're like 25 yards away. By then we're close enough that the ID is unmistakable. Look at that makeup!

[The Short-eared Owl flies into the distance, headed away from the camera. Their wings are outstretched, gently riding the wind as they scan the field below for prey. End ID]

The Owl probably sat on the nest box for 15 minutes or more. Meanwhile, some other birders have pulled up behind us, clearly here to do the same thing. Not long after they show up, the Owl takes off again! This time we get to see them hunting up close. They clearly spotted something and dove down to catch it. I am not sure if they were successful, but they took off after a few minutes and continued flying lazily around the field, looking for more snacks. We stayed to watch the hunt until the sun had sunk below the horizon and the light began to fail, then made our way back down the road toward home. Hope you catch your fill, little friend!

[ID: The Short-eared Owl flies low over the field, with the sunset lighting up their silhouette from behind. They are a small figure in the lower third of the shot, with a background of brown grasses, evergreen trees, and blazing orange sky above. End ID]

#bird photography #birding #photography #bird #birds #birdblr #birdlife #birdwatching #original photography #original photography on tumblr #owl #short eared owl #style influencer #beautiful eyes #can you believe this guy just wakes up looking like that?

[maureen2musings]

lydebug

#short eared owl #nature #wildlife #curators on tumblr

[kabukiaku]

why so serious?

#my art #winged warriors renshu #winged warriors jia #owls #anthro #furry art #furry oc #anthro oc #avian furry #avian #avian oc #birds #short eared owl #original character #oc art #sketch #colored sketch #jia is saying sorry (baoqian) in chinese...her father is intense...and very strict

[blogbirdfeather]

Short-eared Owl - Coruja-do-nabal (Asio flammeus)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (19/01/2023)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]

#birds #bird photography #birds of prey #owls #short eared owl

[richs-pics]

Short-eared owl

#short eared owl #owl #birds in flight #birds of prey #hunting for food #nature #nature photography #nature lovers #wildlife #wildlife photography #outdoors #outdoor photography #photography is my therapy #rspb #rspb love nature

[thlaylisden]

a friend of mine and i got sucked into Ga'hoole AU with our ocs and we have been Rping with them and its suuper fun <3 i hated drawing owls, now i love them

#oc #mycharacters #guardians of gahoole #legend of the guardians #ga'hoole #owls #barn owl #tyto alba #short eared owl #art #digital art #sketch #doodle

[birdblues]

Short-eared Owl

#short eared owl #owl #Asio flammeus #Strigiformes #Strigidae #Asio #bird #upl

[pumpking64]

Photos under the cut

#and now the word owl looks weird #also I can’t choose either hahah #didn’t include snowy or scops because they are kinda their own category and I’ve seen neither in the wild yet #although I will maybe see scops this summer #this is very much based on the owls I have seen or know people that have seen them or want to see them #so very biased yes #owls #poll #polls #owl #Ural owl #barn owl #great grey owl #eagle owl #tawny owl #long eared owl #short eared owl #Pygmy owl #Tengmalm’s owl #northern hawk owl #spent way too much time on weird alt texts....