Great Horned owl with nictitating membrane covering its eyes as it prepares its recently caught prey.
They are like flying kitties
Around these parts, cats are land-owls. 😁
Owls have been around for about 60 million years, while cats have only been around for 30 million.
Land-owls are much more cuddly and have way better attitudes though.
I had never seen this before!
Check out this post and you can learn about owls’ 3 different eyelids and the different functions they serve!
You can also see how humans also have the vestige of the same protective membrane.
You can see them in action in the post from last week of a Long Ear guarding her nest from a magpie!
Thank you for the link!
My pleasure! It’s fun to see some of the anatomical features in action.
So cool
They have so many specialized bits. It’s amazing!
