As well as its distinctive ear tufts, perhaps the most striking feature of a long-eared owl are its piercing bright orange eyes. However, as the UKs most nocturnal owl species, its rare that they are ...

Great Gray Owl, Long-eared Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, and Snowy Owl, among others. The Blakiston’s fish owl has been identified as the largest living species of owl, with the males weighing ...

Probably the owl which most closely resembles the short-eared and may easily be confused with it is the long-eared owl. Generally, however, the long-eared has darker plumage and a red/orange eye with ...

The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is between 34cm to 43cm in length, and are widely distributed across Portugal. These ...

A SILENT hunter that works under the cover of night and is extremely elusive during the day, the long-eared owl is one of the most majestic owls in the UK. The long-eared owl (often referred to as ...

long-eared and little owls are regularly spotted at the reserve. It is hoped that the short-eared owls will stay until the autumn. Estate manager Gareth Fulton said the short-eared owl chicks have ...

This medium-sized owl is widespread but not particularly well known in North America. It seems to call less often or less conspicuously than many of our other owls, so it may be overlooked in some ...

This is a medium-sized owl, slightly smaller and slimmer in appearance than a Tawny Owl. The main confusion species is Long-eared Owl and BTO has produced a useful video on how to identify the two ...

Approximately 3,500 breeding pairs. Green-listed Bird of Conservation Concern. The Long-eared Owl is associated with coniferous woodland and tall scrubby habitats during the breeding season, favouring ...

Short-eared owls mainly hunt during the daytime, flying low over moorland, grassland and saltmarshes where they feed on field voles and small birds. About the same size as the barn owl, but with long ...

The Long-eared Owl is a medium-sized owl, smaller than a Woodpigeon. It often looks long and thin, with head feathers (known as ear tufts, even though they are not ears) which it raises when alarmed.