Don't you eyeball me... by Meisiekind

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 24, 2011

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I have captured this gorgeous little fellow at the Umgeni Bird Sanctuary in Durban, South Africa. He was a real show stealer. I'm not sure what kind of owl this is but I'm sure Danny will be able to enlighten us! He is real tiny! I have learned on this day that owls with orange eyes like this one hunt during dusk and dawn, owls with yellow eyes hunt during the day and owls with dark eyes hunt at night... Some useless / useful trivia... depending on which side of conservation you are. For me this was fascinating as I always thought that all owls hunt at night! Thanks for popping in and for your very kind comments and favs on my last upload. Hugs Carin xx

Comments (43)

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pauldeleu

11:03AM | Sat, 26 November 2011

The owl is beautiful. And sharp.

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sandra46

5:15PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

OUTSTANDING IMAGE!

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tennesseecowgirl

10:50AM | Sun, 27 November 2011

outstanding shot. Love them eyes.

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cfulton

1:42PM | Sun, 27 November 2011

Looks like he is in on 'Mo-vember' too! Stunning detail, Carin, Clive

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NightGallery

8:04PM | Sun, 27 November 2011

Fantastic owl and photo of it. Well done. PS thanks for the info on the eye colors.

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jarmila

12:24PM | Mon, 28 November 2011

Wow, perfect portrait, very sharp and nice,,fav

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kits

3:14PM | Mon, 28 November 2011

Wow!!! This is photography at it's best, stunning shot, better than a lot of pro stuff :)

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featherwitch

3:16PM | Wed, 30 November 2011

What a gorgeous little critter he is!! Wonderful opportunity for you to get this close to him! Excellent shot! :o)

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Chaosphoto

2:59PM | Thu, 08 December 2011

very cool image

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tommorules

10:23AM | Sat, 17 December 2011

I completely understand why this guy would steal the show! So charming!

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Chipka

11:27PM | Sun, 25 December 2011

Oh, what a SUPER pic! I mean, look at this little guy! Look at that mustache! It looks like he combs it meticulously, every day. I want one of those! I knew about the eye color thing, because I'm one of those nerds who collects useless information (you never know when an alien species might have a need of such things.) The eye color thing has to do with light reflectivity and all of that good stuff, just in case you wanted to know. And as for this little critter! I want to see one of these live and in person. And I still can't get over that mustache! How perfect!

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