CommonName : Short-eared Owl
Scientific Name : Asio flammeus
This open-country hunter is one of the world's most widely distributed owls, and among the most frequently seen in daylight. These birds course silently over grasslands on broad, rounded wings, especially at dawn and dusk. They use acute hearing to hunt small mammals and birds.
As suggested by their wide global distribution, Short-eared Owls can travel long distances over vast expanses of ocean.
These owls move out in winter from the greater part of their northerly range in Europe and Asia, going in almost any direction, unpredictable and footloose until they find food. Their prey is almost exclusively made up of small mammals such as mice, voles and shrews. They will occasionally take small birds.
Normally reluctant to leave the nest, female Short-eared Owls that are forced to flush often defecate on their eggs. The resulting putrid smell may repel predators or mask the scent of the nest.
Gears : Nikon D500 with 200-500mm lens
Place : LRK, Gujarat.
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