6d ago

Omani owl chilling in Iran

He looks so polite

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Oh, I love this one! I just love the owls between North Africa, the Middle East, and India. They have such a great coloration. Just so earthy! Like the North American owls to me look like our trees come alive, these owls all make me think of living earth and rock.
I actually shared an article about the history of these owls getting classified as their own species before, but that's the only time we've looked at them here, so I'm very happy you reminded me of them.
I remember you saying in another thread that you lived somewhere in the Middle East. If you could point me to any rescues in your part of the world or even just give me what terms get used for owl, raptors, and animal hospitals that would make my searching easier, I'd really appreciate it, as I'd love to learn more about the owls of places outside of North America and Europe, but it's often hard for me to know what terms to search.
- Wow, that's tiny! I bet they could still mess us up if handled incorrectly!
  
  It's a bit bigger than a Screech and a bit smaller than a Tawny, about the size of a small Barn owl, though closer in mass to a European Barn Owl, as the American ones are about 50% heavier.
- Holy, on my instance this post appeared with 6 upvotes and 0 comments... Color me surprised when I saw the actual stats lol (didn't even get notifications sorry)
  I do, we call owls ابوام (abuaam) and raptors طيور الجارحة (tiyur aljaariha)
  We call veterinary medicine طب البيطري (tib albitri)
  GL on your search :)
  
  Yes, you picked a really good one to share! Even I had forgotten about this particular owl, so I was thrilled to be reminded of it.
  Thank you for the keywords, I'll see if I can find some good stuff. I did have this nice Pharoah Eagle Owl a few weeks back in Kuwait if you haven't seen that one. I had never imagined I'd see an owl with camels before, so it was a very fun find for me.

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