Powlestine
Powlestine
From Mohamad Shuaibi
An assortment of Little Owl photos from Palestine.
Good shot of the nictitating membrane in the one.
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Burrowing?
Cutie!
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Nope, right genus, wrong part of the world. Burrowing Owls belong to North and South America. Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa all get its above ground relative, the Little Owl.
From BiteYourBum.Com Photography
Little Owl vs Burrowing Owl
We recently had the great opportunity to photograph two very similar small Owls (Athene sp.) on two continents where they resided in completely different habitats.
Left is the Little Owl (Athene noctua), in Sussex England UK
March 2016Right is the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in California USA
November 2015
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woah what's that on it's eye?
Nictitating membrane.
Just like on this unamused kitty cat.