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Bubo ascalaphus
The rare Pharaoh Eagle-Owl is a large eagle owl of the North African and Middle Eastern deserts. It has large orange eyes and a mottled plumage. Its head is crowned with small ear tufts.
This owl was found injured along a desert road and was being rehabilitated at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital. Normal habitat is dry savannah and rocky deserts. Distribution: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates.
Find out more about the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital at http://www.falconhospital.com
30 Comments (1–25)
Thank you Adarsha!
Wow..great spotting!
Thanks Noah Citizen!
Mesmeric! You get lost in its eyes...
Many thanks chebeague8!
He has such orange eyes!
Thank you Mayra!
Wonderful!
Thanks for your comment Frank!
Incredible eyes!
Thanks for your comment Rajas! Yes they are striking...
Scary eyes...
Thank you FrankWeaver and pawpaw99!
Really cool photo!
Merci Saarbrigger! Sure they do, I'm sure it's the big eyes...
C'est magnifique. Great series Daniele. They look always a bit surprised on pictures. :-)
Thank you Stian. Yes they do!
Great pictures Daniele! Owls do have some amazing eyes!
Thanks Satyen!
Gorgeous bird and amazing series.
Thank you Small Wonders!
Beautiful spot Daniele!
Thanks Alice and Derek! Alice I'm honestly not sure of the reason of the green tinge, especially as some of the plumage is white as expected for the species, so I wouldn't think it's a colour bias in the photography. These feathers appeared like that under all angles of shooting as you can see. Maybe something related to the treatment the bird received...
Wow!! That is amazing!! I love the eye color!! So unique!!
Is the greenish feathers the natural color? A beauty!