Молодая болотная сова охорашивалась на краю поля в Константиново. А чуть позже в зарослях лопуха встретилась уже взрослая болотная сова, которая какое-то время нам позировала. Затем сова перелетела еще ближе и села на стебель борщевика.
A young short-eared owl was grooming itself on the edge of a field in Konstantinovo. Later, in the burdock thickets, we encountered an adult short-eared owl that posed for us for a while. Then the owl flew even closer and perched on a hogweed stem.
A young short-eared owl was grooming itself on the edge of a field in Konstantinovo. Later, in the burdock thickets, we encountered an adult short-eared owl that posed for us for a while. Then the owl flew even closer and perched on a hogweed stem.
В спокойном состоянии голова болотной совы кажется абсолютно круглой. Однако если сова насторожилась, то на макушке появляются "ушки" из перьев. На наше присутствие сова не обращала никакого внимания, и я никак не могла понять, кто же её потревожил.
Оказывается, болотная сова насторожилась не зря, мгновенно и бесшумно к ней подлетела другая сова! К сожалению, ракурс был не самый удачный, разборки двух сов толком снять не удалось. Секунда: и первая сова очень быстро ретировалась в заросли, а вторая осталась.
In a calm state, the head of the short-eared owl appears completely round. However, if the owl becomes alert, 'ears' made of feathers appear on the top of its head. The owl paid no attention to our presence, and I couldn’t figure out what had disturbed it.
It turned out the short-eared owl had good reason to be wary. Another owl approached it instantly and silently! Unfortunately, the angle wasn’t ideal, so I couldn’t properly capture the skirmish between the two owls. Within a second, the first owl quickly retreated into the thickets, and the second one remained.
Оказывается, болотная сова насторожилась не зря, мгновенно и бесшумно к ней подлетела другая сова! К сожалению, ракурс был не самый удачный, разборки двух сов толком снять не удалось. Секунда: и первая сова очень быстро ретировалась в заросли, а вторая осталась.
In a calm state, the head of the short-eared owl appears completely round. However, if the owl becomes alert, 'ears' made of feathers appear on the top of its head. The owl paid no attention to our presence, and I couldn’t figure out what had disturbed it.
It turned out the short-eared owl had good reason to be wary. Another owl approached it instantly and silently! Unfortunately, the angle wasn’t ideal, so I couldn’t properly capture the skirmish between the two owls. Within a second, the first owl quickly retreated into the thickets, and the second one remained.
More about owls. Вторая сова показалась мне крупнее и несколько темнее по окрасу. Позже Я прняла что что мовсем другой вид,, что это ушастая сова! Сова несколько раз перелетала с места на место, прислушивалась, потом уселась на борщевик, слетела, но охота оказалась неудачной, улетела за реку.
The second owl seemed larger and somewhat darker in color. Later, I realized it was a completely different species—it was a long-eared owl! The owl flew from place to place a few times, listened intently, then perched on a hogweed, took off, but its hunt was unsuccessful, and it flew across the river.
The second owl seemed larger and somewhat darker in color. Later, I realized it was a completely different species—it was a long-eared owl! The owl flew from place to place a few times, listened intently, then perched on a hogweed, took off, but its hunt was unsuccessful, and it flew across the river.