Shine
Owls, like many nocturnal animals, have a reflective layer at the back of their eyes that gives them better vision in the dark. The reflected light, known as 'eyeshine', makes it look like their eyes are shining in the dark.
For a few owls (and Siamese cats) this eyeshine appears as red.
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Beautiful #owls #paintings that I scored at the recent Ladysmith arts council garage sale. I picked up several nice pieces of students' #artworks at the sale.
Owls in towels, missing dog found after two years, perfectly timed cat photos, a thirsty cobra gets rescued, and more.
https://cutetropolis.com/2026/05/15/links-dr-whooooo/ #Birds #Cats #Dogs #Kittens #Owls #Pups #Snakes #WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes
Something about owls, like this little pearl spotted owl, is undeniably alluring.
Owl takes over the house, cat with thumbs, a peek into a private animal sanctuary, and sheep lawnmowers.
https://cutetropolis.com/2026/05/14/links-owls-cool/ #Birds #Cats #Kittens #Owls #Sheep
Weighing Large Owls
I have never had to weigh an owl before, much less a large owl. But in the event I were ever called upon to weigh a large owl, I learned from MARS Wildlife Rescue, via Owls in Towels (see Owls in Towels re-post) that I should first “burrito” the large owl in a towel and then gently place the likely malcontent large owl upside down in a box on a scale. I suspect that the ultimately successful pigeon rescue I assisted Victor V. Gurbo with back in 2023 would have gone smoother had we […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/weighing-large-owls-05-13-26/
Dive
Reference photo: https://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/barn-owl-flight-daylight-mia-mcpherson-5876-768x512.jpg
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Owl in a tree 🦉
Photo from : https://piefed.social/c/superbowl@lemmy.world/p/2056142/flammy-is-making-headlines-for-being-adorable
I did a little study of a spotted little owl (Athene brama) aka spotted owlet done in Krita. The photo I studied to paint this was by Ram Mallya as it appears on Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide, second edition, by Heimo Mikkola.
If you like owls, that book is super good! So many good pictures of owls by photographers all over the globe and so much information about so many different owls. Owls are great.
#owl #owls #mastoArt #study #digitalArt #krita #spottedlittleowl #spottedowlet #athenebrama #bird
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