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Owl ID

Owl ID

This fella was rescued in Kadoorie and I would like to know what kind of an owl is this...
Painted in watercolor.  Thanks.

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12/10/2011 18:39

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An Eagle Owl... Hope he does recover well

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Nice. Look like Brown Fish Owl.

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Eye colour in Owls seems to be limited to yellow,orangeish and 'dark' and it has been postulated that colour is some how linked to their feeding habits.Generally speaking, Owls with yellow eyes tend to spend at least some proportion of their time feeding diurnally and most Owls with dark eyes are strictly nocturnal hunters. The obvious rule breaker here is Barn Owl , which has  dark eyes and is often seen feeding during the day.Owls with orange coloured eyes tend to be crepuscular in their habits.
I am not aware of Eurasian Eagle Owl ever having yellow eyes, but  given the widespread distribution of this species, the various races and lack of information on all ages & plumages I cannot rule it out  entirely- but I have never seen any documentation of this.Eye and leg colour are often misrepresented in museum specimens and eye colour may change with age.The exact determination of iris colour and the function of having different iris colour is at best speculative.

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P.S. I'm in the Fish Owl camp

[ Last edited by EricB at 14/10/2011 07:29 ]

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Agree that the eye is very yellow for Eagle Owl. The facial disk is unclear, as well as underparts. Looked to me more like the general physiognomy than the exact patterns. So won't rule out Brown Fish Owl either.
Anyway, a nice painting

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原帖由 pitarhk 於 12/10/2011 20:55 發表
Nice. Look like Brown Fish Owl.
AGREE!

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easier to recognize with the photo :-)

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