Proper Posture
Proper Posture
Short-eared owls have such expressive postures, especially when they're on high alert! This one saw the Northern Harrier approaching its territory while perched low on top of a branch in the marsh.
Massachusetts, US
December 2004 Canon R5II + 600mm f/4
Meanwhile, here i am slouching 😅
I should learn some lessons from him!
I'm curious as to what proper posture technically is for an owl, especially in regard to the neck.
To allow for the extreme rotation, it's in a spiral shape and there seem to be some specialized vertebrae shapes. Most wild owls don't need to worry about living old enough to develop arthritis or whatever the owl equivalent of a hunch would be, but if we were able to learn about their unique ergonomics, I wonder what we would discover.
That is wild!
That is a long neck... No wonder i don't often see them looking straight.