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

  • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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    10 days ago

    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: