Sarvipöllöpotretti – Portrait of a long-eared owl

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Sarvipöllö – Long-eared owl


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Sitten sarvipöllö päätti vaihtaa paikkaa. Se lensi ojan viereiseen puuhun ja katseli välillä ojan suuntaan. Siellä saattoi hyvinkin kuulua vesimyyrän tai muiden jyrsijöiden ääniä...
(01/2018)

Then the long-eared owl decided to change places. It flew into a tree next to the ditch and occasionally looked in that direction. There may well have been the sounds of a water vole or other rodents...

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Silmät kuin kekäleet – Eyes like embers
Harakka piti isoa ääntä pusikoiden katveessa ja lähestyin uteliaana, mikä sai aikaan tuollaisen mekkalan. Harakka lähti pois, enkä nähnyt mitään erikoista, kunnes pusikon puusta loistivat nuo oranssit silmät. Silloin näin ensimmäisen kerran sarvipöllön, enkä sen jälkeen ole lajia nähnyt. Muisto lyhyestä kohtaamisesta ei ole unohtunut. Sarvipöllö on muuttolintu, osa talvehtii, jos ruokatilanne on hyvä. Lintulaji on aika harvinainen Suomessa.
(01/2018)

Magpie was making a big noise in the bushes and I approached curiously, what was causing such a fuss. Magpie went away, and I didn't see anything special until those orange eyes shone from the tree in the bushes. That was the first time I saw a long-eared owl, and I haven't seen the species since. The memory of the brief encounter hasn't been forgotten. The long-eared owl is a migratory bird, some winters if the food situation is good. The bird species is quite rare in Finland.

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Brr… it has been freezing. The snow has settled, hardened, and now crunches loudly under every step. Usually that sound sends birds and other wildlife scattering long before they come into range of my wondering lens. But not this one. No — this bird stayed.

Late in the afternoon, as the sun briefly pushed through heavy, snow-laden clouds in the Loonse en Drunense Duinen, I noticed a shape in the trees. Calm. Watching. Unimpressed. Almost as if it was thinking: “Hmm… a two-meter-tall human, 110 kilos, plus 15 kilos of camera gear. I’ve seen worse.”

There it was: the Long-eared Owl —
Dutch: Ransuil
English: Long-eared Owl
Latin: Asio otus

Despite its name, those “ears” aren’t ears at all, but feather tufts used for camouflage and communication. In winter, Long-eared Owls often roost quietly during the day, relying on stillness and pattern rather than flight. That stillness is what made this encounter possible, even with the snow betraying every step I took.

Photographing in these conditions is always a balance between physics and physiology. Cold air, fading light, and handheld shooting meant choices had to be made. I settled on f/16, 1/1000s, ISO 3200, using my Canon 5D Mark IV paired with the Sigma 100–400mm. A fast shutter to freeze even the slightest movement, high ISO to compensate, and a deep depth of field to keep that piercing gaze sharp.

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The Long-eared Owl may look alert with its “ears,” but those are actually just feathers. Its real ears are hidden—and asymmetrical—helping it locate prey with incredible precision, even in complete darkness.
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Long-eared owl

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