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Short -eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Description:

It is a widespread winter visitor and passage migrant .

Habitat:

Open country with scattered bushes ,grasslands and semi desserts

Notes:

In the mid afternoon I spotted this Owl taking a nap .

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29 Comments (1–25)

SonalPatil
SonalPatil 10 years ago

Thank you all !

Ingrid3
Ingrid3 10 years ago

WOW! a very relaxed owl indeed!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

Congrats on this awesome guy....

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Looks so unreal!
Fantastic spotting Sonal :) Congratulations and a great welcome to Community :)

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Congrats Sonal! Great timing!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 10 years ago

Congratulations !

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations !

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

cute. Totally unaware of the fact that it has won a SOTD..

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 10 years ago

Great shots.

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Congratulations on a very nice SOTD!

Beautifull capture SonalPatil,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing

Ma Sha Allah ... beautiful shut eyes ..... amazing shot sonal

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Very interesting! I love owls, but I a bit scared of them : )

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 10 years ago

It is so cute and funny! Second picture is me on monday mornings...

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Congrats Sonal. Cute sleepy bird

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 10 years ago

Congrats Sonal! Fantastic pair of shots.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Congratulations! Beautiful picture.

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Congratulations!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Sleeping standing up - clever idea. Congratulations. Nice shots.

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 10 years ago

Congratulations on your SOTD SonalPatil

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Such a beautiful owl ! Congratulations on your SOTD ! :)

Congratulations!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Welcome to the community Sonal, and congratulations, you have just earned your first Spotting of the Day!

Short-eared owls are one of the few owl species that can be seen hunting during the day, or in this case taking a nap!

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Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Wonderful !

pennymomof2
pennymomof2 10 years ago

beautiful

SonalPatil
Spotted by
SonalPatil

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Mar 25, 2013
Submitted on Feb 25, 2014

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