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Is there a reason for why owls move their heads in circles? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter bphoebe27
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Most owls have very large eyes which fit so tightly in their sockets as to render them immobile. As a consequence, in order to get a proper fix on what they're looking at they can't just roll the eyes in the sockets but have to move the whole head.
Jon Turner
Well-known member
Also, they rely on their hearing to find prey, often in the dark, and need to get a precise location before pouncing. Think of Great Grey Owls locating prey under snow. Amazing.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Remember reading about someone who made the mistake of making mouse-like squeaking noises at night in owl habitat (hoping to see one), and ended up with an owl's talons locked on his lips :eek!:
dantheman
Bah humbug
... A few years ago I very nearly got taken out by a (presumably) Long-eared Owl on Corsica whilst I was eating crackers in the pitch dark ...
... massive rush of wings around my head as it aborted at the last second, so I can totally believe it! :eat:
:gn:
