Ronaldo

looks more like a short-eared owl, in my opinion... But I have not seen long-eared owl in flight

[ Last edited by Ronaldo at 4/12/2013 23:22 ]

Ronaldo

Bart, I think the features you mention depend on the owl. May be more pictures would clarify the extent of stripes on the belly. If you look at Oriental Bird pictures, it is not as obvious as you say. Unfortunately, there are few Long-eared Owl pictures in flight to compare. I know Short-eared can be commonly active in day-time in winter, but am not sure that the long-eared owl also hunts in day time.

http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... e_ID=67490&p=10
http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... Family_ID=&p=12
http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... Family_ID=&p=49

Ronaldo

thanks a lot for all the detailed info.