Long-eared Owl

One of the joys of winter is that it brings owls to Central Park.  But this year, they’ve been scarce.  Luckily, at least two Long-eared Owls have been in the park this week.  Finally! From my very poor pictures you can see that these owls do a good job of staying under the radar!  After fly out, after a few minutes of preening, the owl quickly caught a rodent and flew off.

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