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Published: 2018-09-07 00:44:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 685; Favourites: 74; Downloads: 0
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Ulysses, the male Eurasian Eagle Owl with Knightwings.Related content
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What a beautiful bird! I learned a little about their incredible hearing and eyesight from Ivy (a beautiful barn owl) - I was quite smitten!
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They're quite pretty birds. Their adaptations are quite spectacular too, barn owls have especially good hearing.
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The evolution of predators like these has been fairly incredible and yet, I guess, subtle!
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I'm fascinated by how everything evolved but birds are especially interesting. They still retain air sacs and hollow bones that originated to keep gigantic dinosaurs light enough to move around, yet they repurposed them for flight. It's fascinating. Owls (and some species like the Harrier) have evolved special feathers for channeling sound into asymmetric ears, and barn owls are so dependent on this for hunting that if their facial disc is in any way damaged they cannot be released until they grow them back. It's really interesting.
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I knew the facial feathers channeled sound, but didnt realise they were so dependent on them - amazing. Ivy's 'owner' was extremely protective of her and told us to move very slowly near her her eyesight was so acute, that rapid movements up close were very unsettling for her. It was really something to have a creature like that perched on your hand! Have an awesome day.
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Barn Owls are particularly dependent on their hearing, other owls will also use their eyesight more but Barn Owls are almost entirely auditory hunters. (They still have pretty good eyesight)Ā
Fast movements around any animal can be very unsettling for them and whenever we bring birds out we always want to make it a positive experience for them. It makes it a little difficult when you have to manage children around them especially but it's typically workable.Ā
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That's so interesting re hearing be so dominant! Thanks for the info!
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It's helpful when you hunt in pitch blackness! No problem, I have a lot in my brain and like talking about it
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He a pretty owl
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Ulysses has a beautiful face, particularly at this angle.
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They're very striking birds!
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Owls have a really interesting range of eye colors, they do photography well!
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I can see that! They are amazing.Ā I have always been fascinated with them.Ā
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Owl eyes are a really good example when it comes to educating the public on raptor eyes due to their size, they're really easy to see.
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IĀ have always felt like if you have been looked at by an owl, you have been truly seen!Ā 
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They have a very impressive stare, but I feel like it's helped by their rather impressive talons.
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No doubt!Ā Talons command respect!
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They're what do the damage after all.
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