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!
They are no joke. Even though they’re mostly fluffy and air, they still got attitude out the wazzoo, grip strength stronger than a pitbull’s jaws, lots of sharp bits, and are of consequential size!
I haven’t gone in with an adult yet, but the baby we have is already near as big and it keeps me on my toes.