
Eurasian Eagle Owl
A large owl with distinctive ear tufts and upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish and tawny speckles. The wings and tail are barred. The underparts are a variably hued buff, streaked with darker shades. The facial disc is poorly developed and the orange eyes are distinctive.
Habitat:
Falconry/raptor flight exhibit. Ooidonk, Belgium.
The Eurasian eagle-owl is a species of eagle-owl resident in much of Eurasia. It is sometimes called the European eagle-owl and is, in Europe, where it is the only member of its genus besides the snowy owl, occasionally abbreviated to just eagle-owl.