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Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

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Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

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Eemdijk, Utrecht, Netherlands

2026:02:14 11:02:39
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/500 sec at F5.0, ISO 2000

Eemdijk, Utrecht, Netherlands

2026:02:14 10:24:46
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/250 sec at F4.0, ISO 2000

Spiekeroog, Duitse Wadden

2013:07:02 07:13:44
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
NIKON D7100 with AF Nikkor 300mm f/4 IF-ED, 1/1250 sec at F5.0, ISO 320, distance 0.03 m

Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

2015:05:03 10:19:41
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/500 sec at F2.8, ISO 250, distance 7.94 m

The short-eared owl is not rare bird in general, but on Genovesa there only a few of these owls. This population is likely endemic. They prey on Elliot's Storm Petrels, that are present in large numbers on the cliffs.

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