Short-eared Owls
Short-eared Owls are most often seen cruising over open grasslands using that irregular wing beat that causes many to compare the bird's flight pattern as bat, or moth-like. That flying style causes many to think these are slow birds, but they are not. Though mainly rodent hunters they also prey on birds as large as Gulls! "Slow-moe" flyers or not, this species has managed to spread around the globe and are found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia.
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I am fairly certain this Short-eared Owl sees me as I crawl across the North Slope tundra in an attempt to get closer!
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