From Richard Gotz
I was watching this Great Gray owl hunt for voles when it suddenly looked straight up and made itself tall & thin. Another Great Gray in a nearby tree did the same thing. I wonder if they were making themselves a smaller target for the mature Bald Eagle that flew overhead.
Lake County, MN
Looks like it even put on safety squints. It does blend in pretty well though. Better than the other one :)
It’s amazing what hiding those eyes can do, even if you know right where the bird is! They will close their eyes to hide them.
This is a head turn, but you get the idea here: