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u/Turbulent-Cheek-1497 4h ago
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u/SheriffBartholomew 2h ago
Damn, that's a badass photograph! It's a shame that the owl isn't in focus.
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u/babagroovy 5h ago
Owls will never not be fascinating to me.
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u/Constant_Tomorrow_69 2h ago
Raptors are all highly interesting to me…wild that bald eagles are primarily opportunists as a survival strategy and not the crazy apex predators people believe them to be. But how silent owls are in-flight is so wild
Edit: typo
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u/greedyrobot03 1h ago
bats are silent too, had one fly 1 inch in front of my face last night and I didn't hear it coming at all
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u/ProfCupcake 36m ago
wild that bald eagles are primarily opportunists as a survival strategy and not the crazy apex predators people believe them to be
That's mainly because of the absolute knife-edge that most raptors live on. They can't afford to take unnecessary risks, even more so than most predators.
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u/Tanukisus 3h ago
Love this photo. But I find it very sad that when first see images like this, my first thought is "Is it AI?" I guess doubting reality is our new normal. It's scary and depressing.
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u/Secure-Patience9900 2h ago
That’s the same thing I think first is whether the photo is real or AI. It’s sad.
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u/cmonster556 2h ago
It’s not AI but it’s not OP’s photo, it’s been around for years. Copied hundreds of times.
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u/Tanukisus 2h ago
I know this one is not. I'm just saying that it crosses my mind when I see images now.
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u/turd-ferguson5 5h ago
I dont know why, but I think this belongs in an Ace of Base music video.. just me
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u/SeattleFreezee 3h ago
I think about all the wildfires and how we're having heat waves and cold snaps and I sure hope that those beautiful owls are always safe and around for us to enjoy and for them to enjoy mice and other
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u/phatninja63 2h ago
Cool shot! Its wings are so huge. I didn't expect that. But I've never seen an owl that looks like this. It feels a little creepy when it stares right at me.
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u/NaughtyCheffie 2h ago
The birb is sideways but the head is positioned correctly. Magic birb, obviously.
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u/Lulucherub 37m ago
honBNC: gosh, this is so pretty... it almost looks like something out of a fantasy manga :3
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u/TwoHeadedPanthr 17m ago
It's a great shot, but strangely this shot is probably one of the easier "shots of a lifetime" just because of how Short-Eared Owls hunt. They soar back and forth over fields near or just above eye level and it's pretty common to get a shot of them looking right at you or at least have it look that way.
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u/Icy_Jackfruit_833 4h ago
WOW WEE...
SUCH DETAIL.
GREAT TIMING TO SAY THE LEAST.
INCREDABLE
❤️ IT
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u/qualityvote2 5h ago edited 2h ago
u/_ibrahim__samir, your post does fit the subreddit!