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Asio otus
Long-eared Owl
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 0414 1604 (2014-04-27)Copyright © 2014 Aaron Schusteff
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date of photo Apr 4, 2014
location
NW of the Calico Mountains (San Bernardino County, California, US)family
Strigidae
order
Strigiformes
class Aves
notes I was lucky to inadvertently flush this beautiful owl out of creosote bush scrub habitat...not just once, but twice...as I was working my way up a desert slope, mainly looking at the ground botanizing. The first time heard it fly, I looked up and was impressed by how large it was. The second time, I watched it as it flew about 100 yards away and landed. I then slowly approached, moving in a zig-zag pattern, rather than a direct approach, to avoid frightening it. I had a 60mm macro lens on my camera since I was photographing flowers...nevertheless, the owl allowed me to get close enough for a fairly good shot (about 25' away). I stood there and admired it for quite awhile before moving along. While at first I presumed this was a Great Horned Owl, after studying some references I believe it's a Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)...although the habitat seems unusual. If any experts out there can correct or confirm this ID, I'd be grateful. photo category: Animal - Bird
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Long-eared Owl (photographer)
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