Gaia the GHO from Maine (lemmy.world)
State 19 of 50...
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State 19 of 50...
Bio-owl-ogists are debating if the Torotoroka Scops Owl and Rainforest Scops Owl are the same species or not....
Picture taken at my house March 2023. Not the best quality.
I didn’t have as much time to post this weekend, my girlfriend’s dad suddenly passed, so that has been taking priority over everything else. I still wanted to post something yesterday and today though, because sharing the pictures and facts with you guys is something that I look forward to. So I thought it was fitting to...
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/4106596...
State 9 of 50...
State 8 of 50...
Thinking back to an earlier post, someone said they wished they had a place to see owls near them. So starting now and until I get bored, I’ll try to post the 50 United States of Owls....
Checked out this video today too see the clips of the bird show....
There aren’t too many owl podcasts I’ve come across, so I’ll share this. I haven’t listened to this I’ve yet, but I’ve heard others with this author. Her book has been very popular with the greater owl community this year, I see plugs for it everywhere....
Photo by eivind-b...
Photo by Arthur Grosset...
Nice story of a good Samaritan helping out a poor little owl from Hoo’s Woods Raptor Center in Wisconsin....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=43RCz560LR8...
So, I don’t expect this to be popular, but for those of you into the dryer, more scientific facts, I’ve come across some research papers on how raptors chase prey and studies of how prey responds to attacks and how evolution has played a role in the techniques of both parties....
State 48 - West Virginia...
Photo by Cameron Eckert...
Raptors have a very poor sense of smell, with the exception of the turkey vulture. Many can only smell what is already in their mouth, and some not really even then. That allows these birds, like our Great Horned Owl depicted here, to chow down on things others pass by, like skunks....
I’ve seen many of the raptor rehab websites plugging this book, so I’m curious to check it out....
Source: Aleopics.com...
Photo from Angyalosi Beata/Shutterstock.com...
State 26 - Montana...
Suffolk Owl Sanctuary...
State 16 of 50...
Barn owl visiting the local library a few years ago.