Nap Interrupted
Photo by Mike Lentz
The time for Saw Whet owl pairs to come together and create new life is here, as signified by the abundance of calling in the forest these days/nights. These Owls are strictly nocturnal, with activity beginning at late dusk. They have excellent low light vision and can easily find prey at night by sight.
Let's fill out these teams!!
Eagle Owl
There's a few eagle owls!
Eurasian (the most popular)
Indian
Pharaoh (I like this one too)
Cape
Arabian
Greyish
Spotted
Verreaux (the fugly one from last week's post)
Spot Bellied
Barred
Fraser's
Akun
Philippine
Dusky
Shelley's
Whaaaaaaaaat!! So many!
I knew the Eurasian one because it gets mentioned on the lists of largest owls in the world. I thought it was the one and only.
I honestly forgot the Verreaux was also an Eagle Owl. Just remembered Verreaux, which is such a wizard name haha.
I just looked up the Pharaoh, and I would never in my life have guessed a difference between that owl and the GHO. (Except, obviously, the desert pictures lol). Even it's face markings are so similar to GHO!
Which makes me wonder why the GHO didn't get named as an Eagle Owl of some sort? Quirk of history, I suppose.
Still about half the teams need to be filled out for the Superbowl ² game. Let me know who you want to see play!
This is all we've got so far, so let me know who else we need in it!
Kansas City Screech
San Franciscowl Bay Owls
See the pinned thread for more details.
Burrowing Owl
Saw Whet Owl
Long Eared Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Horned Owl