Berkel en Rodenrijs Summer: Birds@work

Portraits of a juvenile of the great horned owl. Adults have large ear tufts, a reddish, brown or gray face and a white patch on the throat. The iris is yellow, except in the race B. v. nacurutu where it is amber. The ear tufts are not actually ears, but simply tufts of feathers. Owls also have spectacular binocular vision needed to pinpoint prey and see in the dark. Because owls cannot move their eyes like we can, their neck must be able to turn a full 270 degrees in order to see in other directions without moving its entire body. An owl's hearing is as good — if not better — than its vision. Owls have stereo hearing that allows them to find the exact location of their prey.

Photoworkshop at the residence of Birds @ Work in Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands. The workshop was given by photographer Roberto Bogers.

Canon Eos 350D 75-300mm F8 (3x) 1/250 sec - 1/250sec - 1/160 sec - 1/200 sec ISO 100