10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2024
It was dark when we reached our accommodation in the hillside village of Pachna, where we were greeted by a duet of Scops Owls. According to the taxonomists, these weren’t regular Scops Owls ( Otus scops ) but the endemic Cyprus Scops Owl ( Otus cyprius ). It’s now on the official quarry list on the island.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Short-eared Owls are crepuscular hunters so if you want to see them you need to try either very early or very late in the day. … Inspiration haiku owls poetry Shawangunk Grasslands Short-eared Owl' Choosing early turned out to be a good decision. Pre-dawn lightening. Crescent moon and ghostly wings.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
I’m to the point that I wish all the Snowy Owls in the US this winter would head back north. There’s been some confusing info because Project SNOWStorm also captured and put a transmitter on a first winter female Snowy Owl around the same time in the same area. As Tracey Ullman said at the end of her show, “Go home!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 31, 2016
I’m happier now that I’ve added Short-eared Owl , never an easy sighting for me. As you can see from the feature pic, my lousy owl luck precluded me from getting too close to one of these crepuscular hunters. Thus, your birding year is one-twelfth over; happy with your year list so far?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
From what I’ve been hearing, sport hunters are chomping at the bit to also return to the forest in droves. A pair of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls called to each other, driving the passerine population into a panic. It was difficult to ignore the din caused by the pygmy-owls, and eventually we caved to curiosity and followed our ears.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable. And keeping cats, natural hunters, indoors is, as a matter of biology and of common sense, not the healthiest state for them.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The forests are home to Kalij Pheasants , Crested Tree Swifts , Ashy Wood Swallows , owlets, woodpeckers, spider hunters, barbets and bulbuls, laughingthrushes and hornbills. On night drives here looking for Eurasian Eagle Owl and nightjars you have a very good chance of seeing Striped Hyena.
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