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Very Rare Cyclops Owl #21702 04/01/09 03:06 AM 04/01/09 03:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Donner Summit, CA glamson OP Veteran
glamson OP Veteran Joined: Feb 2006 Donner Summit, CA	I was lucky enough to get a couple of shots of one of the truly rare species of owl, the Cyclops. This elusive little critter is very hard to find except for this time of year. The nice thing about this owl is that it is pretty easy to sneak up on because you just move when the single eye is looking in another direction. Without binocular vision, it really can't tell how close you are. Geo Some of my best http://www.lamsonweb.com/Galleries/Photography http://lamson.zenfolio.com/

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: glamson] #21703 04/01/09 08:15 AM 04/01/09 08:15 AM
Joined: May 2008 Virginia, USA Jim Poor Addict
Jim Poor Addict Joined: May 2008 Virginia, USA	Outstanding! Is that the monopied sub-species too? Best, Jim Visit my website

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: Jim Poor] #21704 04/01/09 10:38 AM 04/01/09 10:38 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Donner Summit, CA glamson OP Veteran
glamson OP Veteran Joined: Feb 2006 Donner Summit, CA	Quote: Outstanding! Is that the monopied sub-species too? Jim, Very observant of you to notice the other amazing feature of this rare animal. Obviously this bird spends most of its time in the air. Geo Some of my best http://www.lamsonweb.com/Galleries/Photography http://lamson.zenfolio.com/

Thanks [Re: glamson] #21705 04/01/09 10:45 AM 04/01/09 10:45 AM
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Wacky roger Addict W Joined: Jan 2009 Chama, New Mexico	Thank you for the big smile. Wacky roger Questions & Comments Welcome

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: glamson] #21706 04/01/09 11:21 AM 04/01/09 11:21 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Donner Summit, CA glamson OP Veteran
glamson OP Veteran Joined: Feb 2006 Donner Summit, CA	While the obvious physical features of this raptor make it very rare, probably the most unique characteristic of this critter is that it only emerges on one day of the year, Aprit first. Quote: I was lucky enough to get a couple of shots of one of the truly rare species of owl, the Cyclops. This elusive little critter is very hard to find except for this time of year. The nice thing about this owl is that it is pretty easy to sneak up on because you just move when the single eye is looking in another direction. Without binocular vision, it really can't tell how close you are. Geo Some of my best http://www.lamsonweb.com/Galleries/Photography http://lamson.zenfolio.com/

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: glamson] #21707 04/01/09 12:09 PM 04/01/09 12:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 TN Julie Addict
Julie Addict Joined: Jun 2005 TN	You are truly a lucky man to have captured such a rare and mythical creature http://JuliePoole.com

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: Julie] #21708 04/01/09 04:36 PM 04/01/09 04:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Kansas psmith Pooh-Bah
psmith Pooh-Bah Joined: Nov 2008 Kansas	I did some research on the web and discovered that this is not a raptor, but subsists solely on Conflicker worms. Beautiful capture.

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: psmith] #21709 04/01/09 06:42 PM 04/01/09 06:42 PM
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BIRDPOND Venturer Joined: Dec 2008 Atlanta GA	But how does he EAT? I don't see a beak in there, either! A true mystery! Cathy "I like photographs that look like paintings."

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: BIRDPOND] #21710 04/02/09 06:35 PM 04/02/09 06:35 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Dumas, Texas gll Tracker
gll Tracker Joined: Mar 2007 Dumas, Texas	I saw one once it was eating a Jack-a-Lope, must of been a female Jack-A-lope cause it didn't have no antlers ? http://www.gllangley.com

Re: Very Rare Cyclops Owl [Re: psmith] #21711 04/03/09 08:23 AM 04/03/09 08:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Eden (no really!) J jamesdak Old hand
jamesdak Old hand J Joined: Jul 2006 Eden (no really!)	Quote: I did some research on the web and discovered that this is not a raptor, but subsists solely on Conflicker worms. Beautiful capture. Hmmm, not funny. Mar 31st at 9 PM MST my icons all disappeared from my desktop,I rebooted and my computer went right into recovery mode. I basically lost everything off the boot up Hard Drive. I hate hackers!! But, fortunately all images are backed up to external hard drives so the important stuff is safe Jim www.pbase.com/jhuddle

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