Today I received two wonderful postcards from
Georgiana (Canada): Short-Eared Owl
(Asio flammeus) and Scops Owl
(Otus scops).
Asio flammeus
This is the Owl most likely to be seen during the day, soaring and gliding on strikingly long wings, or perched in the open watching for prey, with a rather frowning expression and yellow eyes. Black 'elbow patches' show on the wings when in flight. The short ear tufts are usually not visible. During the wing-clapping high display flight, a short triple hoot call may be heard and there is also a harsh barking flight call. its prey consists of small birds and rodents, and in winter, birds may congregate in good feeding areas. - David Alderton, Encyclopedia of European Birds, Parragon Books Ltd, 2008, p.216.
About postcard: Oriental City Publishing Group Limited Issued.
Otus scops
This hard-to-see Owl is most easily detected by the far-carrying monotone call, an endless repetition of 'piu piu piu'. Females sometimes perform duets with males. If it is located in a roost site, the Scops Owl will sit up straight with eyes closed and ear tufts raised. It nests in holes in walls or trees, or uses old corvid nests, feeding young on large insects.- David Alderton, Encyclopedia of European Birds, Parragon Books Ltd, 2008, p.209.
About postcard: Oriental City Publishing Group Limited Issued.
