Owl threat display

39 thoughts on “Owl threat display”

1. Loovely plumage

   1. Now we need someone hoo is an expert in or on birds to identify it.

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      1. Owl wait for it.

         1. Ooooooo, good one!

         2. Yuk, yuk! I’m owling with laughter!

      2. Hooter? I’m not gonna hooter! You brought ‘er, you hooter!

         Well, that was owlt of context! Such a bubo …

2. If it’s European, I think Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo.

   1. That’s my guess too. Does not look like a Great Horned.

3. At a glance, it gives the appearance of being a very thick snake! The wings look like one is seeing only part of the snake, and any snake that big around would likely be a constrictor. Very interesting!

   1. I was thinking alligator.

      1. After WOW!, my first thought was snake, but something like a cobra that flattens its head.

         I guess it doesn’t matter as long as the enemy is scared off! 🙂

         1. I should have added, now you’ve said constrictor, it looks more like that to me.

4. It’s a Norwegian Blue.

   1. The plumage don’t enter into it!

      1. Polly, Polly, Whack.

5. Where was the owl photographed? That would help. At first glance if, in North America it could be a Great Horned Owl.
   Great pic.

6. It’s a dinosaur. (I’m voting eagle owl too!)

7. Does look a bit like the eagle owl. There are only 216 species to choose from.

8. Glorious! Judging by how relatively small the owl’s head looks, it must be puffing itself up to appear at least 3 or 4 times its actual size, cool.

9. The feathers above the feet appear a tad blurry. I wonder if they are being swished around?

   Fantastic photo. I’ve never seen the like.

   1. From the large image I got from Graham’s link in comment 14, I’d say they’re not blurred, just very fine. Part of the sound deadening ‘design’.

      1. I think you’re right.

         Now I’m trying to identify the lunch it is holding.

         1. Go to Graham’s link. There’s a clue in the title about its lunch.

         2. Given that the part we see appears to be a hind leg, it would have been ironic if the victim were named Lucky.

10. “Hahahahahah! I will get you and your little dog too!”

11. Many, many years ago my brother brought home an injured great horned owl. Someone had shot it in the wing. He put it in our garage, and so I of course dashed out to see it. This picture conveys what had confronted me. It also hissed, and clacked its beak.
    Very intimidating.
    Later, my intrepid brother tackled it with a blanket, and we bundled it to a vet to tend to it and rehabilitate it. I do not know its fate.

12. Eagle owl seems reasonable. here is a passably similar picture.
    Also here is another that shows the leg feathers nicely. Scroll down to #9.
    That link has a lot of AMAZING pix of raptors, maybe captive ones used in hunting? Still very distracting.

    1. Wow, some pics indeed. The Eagle Owl chicks in the photo at #9 are so well camouflaged that the one’s face seems to be coming right out of the rock.

13. While trying to find a source with species for this, I found “35 Beautiful Owl Photographs“. They’re not lying.

    1. Outrageous

14. Google suggests a Bengal eagle owl Bubo bengalensis

    http://thefabweb.com/65780/30-best-animal-pictures-of-the-week-nov-24th-to-nov-30th-2012/attachment/65813/

    1. Clicking on the picture at your link gets one a 3479 X 1900 pixel image suitable for a desktop background.

       Thanks Graham.

15. Amazing photo. I wonder what s/he’s caught for dinner.

16. What a fantastic photo!

17. It’s a “get-the-eff-away-from-my-prey” owl aka “it’s miiine!” Owl

18. Reblogged this on Mark Solock Blog.

19. If it is a North American owl then my money is on an eastern Screech Owl (rufous phase). If not that, I don’t think it’s N.American.

20. I’m betting on one of the barred owls.

21. What an awesome picture!

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