Long eared Owl

Long eared Owl
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03/05/2017
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OWLS OF INDIA-32 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 764.. (Observe the Bird and recognize)... LONG EARED OWL .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of INTERNET ] ... The Long-eared Owl[Asio otus] is a medium-sized woodland owl with prominent ear-tufts. Description: The facial disc is pale ochre-tawny with a blackish rim. Eyebrows are short and whitish, eyes are orange to yellowish-orange. The cere is brownish-flesh and the bill is grey. Ear-tufts are prominent, erectile, and mainly blackish-brown with tawny edges. Upperparts are ochre-tawny, finely peppered with dusky spots and blackish streaks on a greyish 'veil'. The crown is finely mottled dusky, while the nape and hindneck have dusky shaft-steaks. The outer webs of the scapulars are whitish, forming a row across the shoulder. Primaries are uniform ochre-tawny at the base and barred light and dark towards the tip. Secondaries are barred ochre and dusky. The tail is ochre-tawny with a greyish wash, and has 6-8 narrow

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