From Mohamad Shuaibi

An assortment of Little Owl photos from Palestine.

Good shot of the nictitating membrane in the one.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 day ago

      Nope, right genus, wrong part of the world. Burrowing Owls belong to North and South America. Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa all get its above ground relative, the Little Owl.

      From BiteYourBum.Com Photography

      Little Owl vs Burrowing Owl

      We recently had the great opportunity to photograph two very similar small Owls (Athene sp.) on two continents where they resided in completely different habitats.

      Left is the Little Owl (Athene noctua), in Sussex England UK
      March 2016

      Right is the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in California USA
      November 2015

      • Optional@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        (First of all, excellent domain name, top drawer!)

        Now that that’s settled - What?! “Little Owl” is the name? That’s lazy!

        Little owl -like Orange fruit or Banana-sized banana? I need to speak to the namer of Owls please. yes, I’ll hold.

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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          1 day ago

          There were a lot less owls to name in the world back then! 😆

          Little Owl is extremely famous. It is the companion of Greek goddess Athena and Roman counterpart Minerva, and is one the classic ancient Greek coin and is a popular symbol on many other items from ancient to modern! The Germans loved them so much, they brought them to New Zealand to share with them. They call it Stone Owl (Steinkauz).