Non sono sicurissimo della classificazione. Un bel Gufo,comunque... ---I'm not so sure about classification, maybe Joan can help me? A beautiful Owl,anyway...
They are the most common of the large owls in S Africa. They are usually solitary or maybe a pair and rely on camolflage to hide them during the day. They eat birds, frogs, guineaffowl and small mammals. Usually 2 white eggs are laid per season and take a month to hatch. The chicks are dependend on the parents for feeding until they are about 5 weeks old.
Beautiful photograph, and you inspired me to learn a little more about The Spotted Eagle Owl. I wonder if you have ever photographed an owl in flight. A young photographer calling himself Iputts, whom I met in North Vancouver this past summer while watching the Osprey nest, has recently posted some owl pictures that are quite amazing. (I hope I have hot linked it correctly) "This is his Flickr site:
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What a beautiful owl Andrea.
Here are some things I know about them:
They are the most common of the large owls in S Africa. They are usually solitary or maybe a pair and rely on camolflage to hide them during the day. They eat birds, frogs, guineaffowl and small mammals. Usually 2 white eggs are laid per season and take a month to hatch. The chicks are dependend on the parents for feeding until they are about 5 weeks old.
Beautiful photograph, and you inspired me to learn a little more about The Spotted Eagle Owl. I wonder if you have ever photographed an owl in flight. A young photographer calling himself Iputts, whom I met in North Vancouver this past summer while watching the Osprey nest, has recently posted some owl pictures that are quite amazing. (I hope I have hot linked it correctly)
"This is his Flickr site:
Andrea, that is one bird I never seen in the wild. Excellent shot. Anna :)
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