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Barred Owl
•highly vocal, with a wide range of calls
•flies away at the least disturbance
•prefers to nest in a natural tree hollow
#SuperbOwl nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/…
Whoo's next? Follow along today as we celebrate all the most "superb" owls out there🦉
Eastern Screech Owl
•small, yellow-eyed
•territorial defense song is a strongly descending and quavering trill up to 3 seconds long, reminiscent of a horse’s whinny
#SuperbOwl nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/…
Snowy Owl
•ghostlike snowy owl has unmistakable white plumage that echoes its Arctic origins
•preferred meal is lemmings—many lemmings
#SuperbOwl nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/…
Which superb owl so far is your favorite? (don't worry, we won't tattle talon you) #SuperbOwls
Incredible eyesight is one of the owl's superpowers. In fact, some owls' eyes account for up to 3% of their total body weight video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals-… #SuperbOwls
Cuban Screech Owl
•sometimes known as bare-legged owl for its featherless lower appendages
•nocturnal and endemic only to Cuba
#SuperbOwl
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We'll be here owl night #SuperbOwls
Great Horned Owl
•its majestic “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears
•can often be heard vocalizing with a well known series of calls “whoo, whoo-hoo, whoo whoo"
#SuperbOwl #SuperbOwls nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/…
Halftime is for snacks right? #SuperbOwls
Meet some more #SuperbOwls (and vote on your favorite) here! nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/s…
This was a hoot! We'll see you 'owl' next year #SuperbOwl
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