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Tawny Owl Tawny Owl in it's usual tree, hiding in plain site by the river eden Cumbria,Strix aluco,Tawny  Owl Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl in it's usual tree, hiding in plain site by the river eden

    comments (4)

  1. They mimetize really well! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Yes they have great camourflage Posted 5 years ago
  2. Beautiful Natty. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks Paul, it was very obliging though - not sitting 100 feet above me in a tropical downpour, with glasses steamed up because of the 100% humidity, backlit and hiding behind moving branches and leaves ;¬} Posted 5 years ago

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The Tawny Owl or Brown Owl is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. The nest is typically in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. This owl is non-migratory and highly territorial. Many young birds starve if they cannot find a vacant territory once parental care ceases.

Similar species: Owls
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Uploaded Jun 14, 2020. Captured Jun 13, 2020 09:50.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/7.1
  • 1/395s
  • ISO2000
  • 200mm