Short-eared Owl -Asio flammeus- コミミズク.mpg

Asio flammeus, the Short-eared Owl, is a medium-sized owl averaging 3443 cm (13 to 17 inches) in length and weighing 206475 grams (11 to 13 ounces). It has large eyes, big head, short neck, and broad wings. Its bill is short, strong, hooked and black. Its plumage is mottled tawny to brown with a barred tail and wings. The upper breast is significantly streaked (Alsop 2001). Wingspans range from 85 to 103 cm (38 to 44 inches). Females are slightly larger than males. The yellow-orange eyes of A. flammeus are exaggerated by black rings encircling each eye, and large, whitish disks of plumage surrounding the eyes like a mask.

The Short-eared Owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the largest distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range.
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[owlninja993]

Gylfie "what an excellent flyer.....reminds me of Ruby." =)

[MDFIDF]

@owlninja993 Hi ! Esme.

I want to meet Spectacled Owl sometime.

Thanks 4 watching.

[SoaringEleven]

this is so beautiful! 5*****'s =D

[MDFIDF]

Thanks for watching and comment !

[birdloverjp]

コミミズクの飛翔シーンに感激しました。

羽を広げた姿が優雅でカッコイイです。

[MDFIDF]

ご覧いただき、有難うございます。

このコミミくんは、カミサンと私の間2ｍをすり抜けるほどフレン­ドリーで、アップの飛翔シーンはレンズ選択を間違え、必死でフォ­ローしてガタガタになってしまいました。

[cmurda31080]

Best flyer in the GA'Hoole tree...

[Jakelol1980]

Awesome video but the music is horrible.

[narendramartosudarmo]

@owlninja993 And so as Matron. In the film adaptation of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Otulissa and Strix Struma are Short-Eared Owls instead of Spotted Owls.

[MurcielagoLad]

@owlninja993

:D

[TetrimStudios]

@owlninja993 Guardians FTW!

[owlninja993]

@MDFIDF

Esme here,

Well lucky for YOU I am indeed a spectacled owl. (^v^)

[KCityHoplite]

It's listed here in Singapore as 'vagrant' or 'passage migrant' in the species database. In my own list as a bird photographer, it's listed as 'DREAM OWL'....