From Ivan Putter

Flying brown Teddy bears (Pel’s Fishing Owls) of Mapungubwe (South Africa).

Since great captures of a pretty uncommon owl!

  • marron12
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    2 days ago

    Made me think of tigers, who apparently look green to the animals they hunt, since they can’t see red/orange. I wonder how owls see colors. And who eats them…maybe just other birds of prey?

    • anon6789OP
      3·
      2 days ago

      Rats, I was just reading or watching something the other day about this but can’t recall what. It was talking about how owls have a much higher rod to cone ratio of receptors in their eyes for night vision and I think it said that gives them a darker and more muted sense of color than we have, but don’t quote me on that.

      Bigger raptors will sometimes eat smaller ones, but human hazards are their biggest risk these days.

      • marron12
        3·
        2 days ago

        Huh, interesting. So many different ways of perceiving the world.

        I was just reading about bridges so animals can move around the territories that got carved up by roads. The fish doorbell is fun too. It’s nice to see things going more in that direction.

        • anon6789OP
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          2 days ago

          I always forget about the fish doorbell! 😆

          I saw on here somewhere yesterday, Ireland is adding “swift bricks” to new construction to help recover the swift population. So new buildings will come with birdhouses installed! I know we have Chimney Swifts here that nest in chimneys, which I’m sure you can quickly come up with a potential hazard that poses, so maybe this is a win-win for Ireland’s birds.