I got to see a Eurasian eagle-owl in person today
After seeing pictures of it and voting for it on multiple occasions on the contests held here, I got to see a Eurasian eagle-owl in person today. I was a little far away so the picture isn't that great, but I was very impressed.
I also got to see a Barn Owl, and it was beautiful!
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If this is on your phone and not like 10x zoomed, then he was right there, wasn't he?
Sure it's not a studio photo of an owl, but you weren't expecting that to begin with.
In Finnish we call it "huuhkaja". I dont think I've ever seen one in the wild but just like you from a distance like that.
Yeah, pretty close. There were a bunch of picnic tables at this nature show and we were in the last row but still with a decent view.
Better than trying to ogle one in a very large cage in a zoo. Like the eagle owl cage was really big and because they're nocturnal, it was hanging out in the shadows at the very back.
I can't recall whether I've seen them closer irl