Adult short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) stands on fence post, watching for prey in the grass below. Short-eared owls hunt by both sound and sight.

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Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Ulm-Vaughn Road, Ulm, Montana
Photo credit: © Craig Larcom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., animalia, asio, aves, bird, chordata, crepuscular, diurnal, flammeus, flight, grassland, hunter, moth, native, open, owl, prairie, short-eared, skilled, species, strigidae, strigiformes, terrain