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Long Eared Owl

            The long-eared owl (Asio otus) is a species of owl that inhabits Europe, Asia, and North America. 

It has upright blackish ear-tufts located at the centre of the head. The ear-tufts make the owl appear larger and is meant to intimidate other owls. The female is larger and darker has darker plumage than the male.  The Long Eared Owl
is nocturnal is often seen perched in a tree in the daytime, often in sometimes in small groups during winter.

Its habitat is forest close to open country but they are rarely seen owing to their furtive nature. The breeding season is from February to July. It is a migratory bird, flying south for the winter. It nests in trees utilising old nests of other birds of a similar size. It produces 4–6 eggs which hatch after 25–30 days.

Its unusual trait is that, during winter, they will form a colony roosting together. This is to help protect as many of their kind as possible.

The long-eared owl hunts by night over open territory. Having long wings enables it to glide silently and without its prey hearing it approach. Its food is mainly small birds, rodents, small mammals.

Statistics for adult bird: 
Weight: 178 – 435g.
Length: 31 – 40 cm.
Wingspan: 86 – 1m.
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Shepreth (show map)

Taken on: September 18, 2015

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Sets appears in: • Shepreth Wildlife Park

Camera: Canon EOS 6D, f/8.0, 1/400 sec, 313mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 6D
Lens:	150-600mm
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	313mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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