Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The eyes have it

The eyes have it by andiwolfe
The eyes have it, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Spotted Eagle Owls were nesting in Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden during my field season last September-October. I arrived in Cape Town while the eggs were incubating. One chick hatched and gave us quite a show during the last few days of my visit to Cape Town.


Here's another view:

The eyes have it

1 comment:

Anniespickns said...

What a face. It's hard to imagine that these cute little fuzzy creatures are predators who are scorned when they are full grown.