I have been feeling neglectful of some of the more exotic owl species lately. All the GHO and Barred babies have been dominating my feeds recently, so I’ve been overflowing with that content.
This morning’s other post about the owl with 11 step kids was too good to pass up, but I was a little disappointed the photo wasn’t very high quality, so I’ll share some better pics with you now!
Here are a few owls photographed by Peet van Schalkwyc in South Africa.
This fluffy fellow is a Marsh Owl. It looks a bit like his cousin, the Short Eared Owl. I liked this picture because the little tufts are not usually in their upward position. Much like the Shorty, this owl nests in a grass lined divot on the ground.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! This is a bit more direct comparison then I’ve done before as well.
At one point I was going to show off every owl, one by one, but since about 1/3 of all species would pass for your average Screech Owl, I passed on that project.
I mean… I wouldn’t mind seeing that. But it may lessen the impact of the owls. I appreciate your effort.
Oh, we’ll get there eventually! I just thought it would be tiring for all of us to have 100 days of Screech variations followed by 50 of Pygmies.
I’ve been meaning to make a checklist to track who I’ve missed so far though. I’m hoping I’m about a third through them all.
I’m glad you’re enjoying all the ones we’ve learned about so far! You guys keep me motivated.