I don't know a lot about owls, but is it common for them to keep one eye closed? In all the photos I got yesterday of this owl facing me its right eye was shut...
@happysnaps Thanks, Valerie! Hoping I might get more opportunities like this one. It was completely unexpected, as we normally only see lots of hawks along the roads we typically travel.
What a terrific close up! I think this is a Great Horned Owl. It’s not unusual for nocturnal owls to have one eye open in daylight. It means they’re trying to stay mostly asleep and are checking you out but don’t feel you’re much of a threat.
I'll just throw this out there.
Apparently, pirates used an eye patch to keep one eye in the dark so at night, when they removed the patch, the eye was already adjusted to low light and able to see clearly straight away.
I wonder if Owls do the same thing?
Apparently, pirates used an eye patch to keep one eye in the dark so at night, when they removed the patch, the eye was already adjusted to low light and able to see clearly straight away.
I wonder if Owls do the same thing?