Pictured is a little owl among some woodland mushrooms in county Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Image Credit: Photograph by Jed Wee/Rex/Shutterstock See more images via The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
‘Long-Eared Owls’ suddenly appeared in Chicago winter.
Photo: Piotr Krzeslak/Shutterstock Long-eared owls don’t actually have long ears. They’re named after tall, feathery tufts on their heads that look like ears. Their real ones are hidden under facial feathers, and for many North American long-eared owls, those ears must have been burning lately. Normally secretive birds, long-eared owls have become a sensation this […]
Great Grey Owl on the Prowl.
Great Grey Owl A great grey owl busy hunting in the countryside of New Hampshire. This owl was not baited or called in any way. Image Credit: Photograph by Harry Collins, Pennsylvania. Source: Great Grey Owl | Smithsonian Photo Contest | Smithsonian
‘Two Yellow Eyes’ by Archie Tucker.
Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Two Yellow Eyes” by Archie Tucker. See more of Archie Tucker’s photography at aotucker.com. Photo of the Day is chosen from various Outdoor Photographer galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, To get your photos in […]
Desert Tawny Owl discovered.
Image credit: © Thomas Krumenacker, http://www.krumenacker.de. The newly-discovered species, named the Desert Tawny Owl, belongs to the earless owl genus, Strix. It is a medium-sized owl, 30 to 33 centimeters long, and weighing 140 to 220 grams. It resembles the Hume’s Owl (Strix butleri) and the Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) in plumage pattern and proportions. […]
Adorable Owls by Sasi.
Owls are some of the forests’ most regal, mysterious and graceful models for wildlife photographers. These photos by a photographer in Bangkok, Thailand who goes by Sasi Smith show the many different faces of these ferocious, silent hunters. Sasi is a very prolific photographer, and he doesn’t just shoot owls – he has quite a […]
‘Owls’ by Brad Wilson.
Photographer Brad Wilson specialises in studio portraits of wild animals, from birds to primates to the diverse wildlife of the African safari. His book Wild Life includes these portraits of different types of owls which were found at two wildlife sanctuaries and were recovering from various injuries Photos and Article by Brad Wilson.Long-eared owl Great […]
Kustusch’s ‘Raven and Owl.’
Bay area artist, Lindsey Kustusch, has had her second solo show at STUDIO Gallery in San Francisco. Over 35 pieces of new work, including dozens of SF street scenes interlaced with nature’s most domineering survivors, the Raven and Owl. For more info about her available work, go to studiogallerysf.com or visit her website @ LindseyKustusch.com. […]
The Buffy Fish Owl by Mukherjee.
Buffy fish owls are found from South Burma and central India to the south east and east of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam peninsula, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, the Riau Archipelago, Sumatra Brunei, Cocos Islands, Indonesia down to Java, Bali and Borneo. Image Credit: Photograph by Partha Mukherjee. Source: Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the […]
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Scans the Desert.
Photograph by Husain Alfraid, National Geographic Your Shot From its preferred nesting environment—a scrape constructed within a rocky cliff or outcrop—this pharaoh eagle-owl scans the terrain. Its bright yellow eyes are characteristic of the species. The birds are generally found in arid habitats of North Africa and the Middle East and are efficient nocturnal predators—even […]
