Pamela Moresby
Here is our New Zealand Owl equivalent, the Ruru or Morepork. It is resting in a tree on Tiritiri Matangi Island.
Morepork is the sound it makes at night. when it flies it is silent, I saw my first Morepork in Rotorua at night. It moved its wings and made no sound at all. It is a predator.
Thanks so much Tasartcraft…….
What a cute angry face! A wonderful capture!
Thanks Ellie, yes, it was the time this Ruru sleeps
This is a wonderful picture, dear friend
Thanks so much Lado, glad you like our Ruru
He looks like he is saying, ‘I’ll eat you!” nooooo *runs*
He does eat other animals. Thanks Alibb
Was very interesting to see the Ruru on your wonderful photo!!!
The Ruru is one of our New Zealand Raptors, it is not a big owl
Thanks so much Anastasia
what a great picture Pam,
I love watching birds of prey fly!!!
Thanks so much Doc, glad you like it. If you come to Rotorua go to Wing span because they have Raptors. I have to go one day
I will add it to my New Zealand places to visit!!!
This bird is of great esteem in Spain. I think there is no home where it is missing as decoration decor.
Thanks so much Elenka. It is an amazing bird.
Since owls have extraordinary night vision, it is often thought that they are blind in strong light. This is not true, because their pupils have a wide range of adjustment, allowing the right amount of light to strike the retina. Some species of owls can actually see better than humans in bright light
Thanks for the information. I don’t know much about owls
That is a great shot!!
Glad you like the Ruru, it is not every day one gets an opportunity to see them
binocular eyes tell me that the ruru is a raptor, no doubt about it
The Ruru is a raptor and if he was out and about the other birds would also hide
yeah, he looks like a tough customer
This is the cutest serious faced owl I have seen in a while. We also have owls (which have the tufts of plumage above their eyes) and also “chouettes” which do not have the tufts of feathers above the eyes. Unfortunately I do not know the translation word for “chouettes”. But I think both of them are called owls in english. I especially like our own North America and Northern Europe’s Snowy owls.
I have not much knowledge of New Zealand’s raptors but hope one day to be able to visit “Wingspan” in rotorua to learn all about them
Thanks for the information about your owls
Aww, it’s so cute! ? Great shot! I’ve never seen an owl in person.
Thanks so much Sabtraversa, Im glad you saw the Ruru here, I don’t often get to see these.
Thanks Vidocka, these are amazing birds
Great shot of this owl, love to see them.
Thanks Carol, I don’t often see a Morepork.
Wooow, you have wonderful birds in your land