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| Owl on verge of roadway |
I tried to identify this species of owl, and one help would be eye color. The eyes however were missing( due to insect depredation).
However, I could see the black circle around the face, the orange color above and below the eye sockets, and the whiteish between the eyes, and surrounding the bill or beak. The area just above and below the inner eye is marked with a dark line.
The so called "ears" are lying flat on the top of the head, but the colors on the ears are correct for the long eared owl.
I next looked on the internet to check out owl identification sites. I decided to enclose a picture of the Long eared owl from one website to show the similarities.
http://www.owlpages.com/image.php?image=species-Asio-otus-9
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| Long eared owl from internet photo |
Such a shame. Maybe it was a young one. Hope it died instantly.
ReplyDeleteWe have such soft hearts, don't we?
DeleteOh the poor baby. I feel so bad for any animal that gets hit. I always pull over and move turtles off the road and put them in the direction they are going to avoid them getting hit. I wish more people would drive slower and avoid hitting animals. My brother set a broken wing on a small screech owl when he was small and called him Meatball. He released him when he could fly again. Brought that memory back to me.
ReplyDeleteThat is rather sad. We had an owl here a few winters ago that started roosting under our house awnings and I tried for several days to identify it, but I was never sure.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking that the owl must have been recently hit, because usually the buzzards and other scavengers are there taking care of the dead animals. I'm surprised the owl was in such good shape, except for the eyes. Poor thing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I felt very bad that he died, but was glad that I got to enjoy his beauty.
DeleteSeems like so much wildlife is killed on the roads. I just hate it. The cars fly through the park here and it makes me so mad. We have many deer with baby fawns and I fear for them. Too bad about the little owl he sure was a cutie. I am catching up or trying to reading blogs. Wow being gone for so long it is hard to do.
ReplyDeletePoor owl! They are beautiful creatures.
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