I love the strut in the first picture.
“Aw yeah . . . That’s right . . . Uh huh . . “
I love the strut in the first picture.
“Aw yeah . . . That’s right . . . Uh huh . . “
I took several photos trying to find the best smug look. Here's a winkies one.
"Ayyyy - how you doin?"
I was going to ask if this was in the southern hemisphere, but when I hit reply, my app showed your image text and I saw the second was indeed a masked owl.
Can't see enough of the third to know if that is some type of Masked Owl or a Barn Owl.
The first is labeled Burrowing Owl, but it looks like a Barking Owl, based on the vertical barring in the belly and the eyebrow line looks different.
And your images are at least as good as the ones I take. Any image of an owl is a superb image!
I have made the correction! I should have taken a photo of the labels but I always just go for the animals and then forget their names later haha. And yes it was taken in Sydney, Australia.
I know the second was the Masked owl because the name and its markings were a perfect match so it stuck in my head. That face is so Mask.
Hah, I always feel so silly taking pictures of signs, but that's why I do it!
I'm not great on Aussie Owl IDs, but my guesses would be the darker one as a Tasmanian Masked, and the light one as an Australian Masked or a common Barn Owl.
That Barking Owl jumped out right away though.
I really want to see these Australian and NZ owls in person, and I always feel I should post more of them.
Excellent owls your grace did you have a favourite?
The ~~burrowing~~barking owl definitely. It was the most expressive one and moving its head and looking all smug.
For owls that are superb.