I feel it’s been a while since I’ve posted a LEO, and this I’ve had a nice fall background.
Some facts from
Compared to great-horned owls, long-eared owls are lanky, with slimmer ear tufts and a more rufous facial disk. Their flight is lighter, more closely resembling that of other meadow-dwellers with a buoyant and moth-like wingbeat.
To camouflage, long-eared owls will “suck in,” use their wings to cover the conspicuous patterning on their flanks and erect their ear tufts.
Here’s another owl facts for you. The snowy owl in your gif is a boy. The snowies all start speckled, but the males lose most of theirs as they mature.
Pretty sure I knew that one (there were a pair of snowy owls at a place I used to frequent) but it hadn’t occurred to me to check. New owl watching game unlocked!
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