From Ebrahim Akbarzadeh
Adult Great Horn Owl. I love it when they do their grooming and at the end, they do an owl/dog shake and puff up their feathers. They look much bigger and intimidating.
Nikon Z9, Nikkor 180-600mm @ 600mm.
1/2000 sec. f/6.3. ISO 10000.
05/18/2025.
We just recently discussed this behavior, known as rousing!
ASK ME ABOUT TOOTSIE POPS AGAIN! I DARE YOU! I DOUBLE-DARE YOU, MOTHERFUCKER!!
Samuel Owl Jackson? 😄
Samuowl Jackson
I debated that one, but I felt the middle initial was too iconic to drop.