Tag: owls

rockjumperbirdingtours:

Photo of the Day – The African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense) is a small owl found throughout much of eastern, southern and central Africa. The species is frequently seen on perches, scanning for prey, even during the day as it is partly diurnal. Main items of prey include small mammals, birds and reptiles.

This photo of a particularly grumpy-looking individual was taken by Adam Riley in Kruger NP, South Africa

Source: rockjumperbirdingtours

thewinterotter:

neurodivergent-crow:

dangerouslymonkey:

cumaeansibyl:

human: *gentle “owl” hooting*

actual owls: *tiny velociraptor screams*

@eddus

That caption is so accurate

When I’m out with our education birds there’s always at least one person who saw an owl near their house and wants me to somehow tell them what sort of owl it was. With my magic powers, I guess. Around here if it’s not a tiny owl it’s pretty likely to be either a great horned owl or a barn owl, though. So I try stuff like “was it HUGE or just kinda big in the wings?” or “was it kinda dark brown or really light-colored?” and those never get me anywhere. So I ask them if they heard the owl make a sound, and if they did, was it a hoot, or did it sound like the screaming of the souls of the damned? The barn owl is the second one. 😀