Get up close and personal with this long-eared owl family living in Missoula, Montana.
This type of medium-sized owl is widespread but not particularly well known in North America. This species is a rather slim and long winged owl with usually prominent erectile ear tufts. The long-eared owl is strictly nocturnal and highly secretive by day.
Long-eared owls are brownish gray, with vertical streaks that distinguishing them from great horned owls, which have horizontal streaks. They live in pairs during the breeding season, but may roost together in small groups during the winter
In addition to the North American and Eurasian populations, isolated groups of Long-eared Owls occur in North and East Africa, the Azores, and the Canary Islands.
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