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Illustrator David Sibley and actor H. Jon Benjamin will face off in the bird illustration battle of the century during BirdNote's Year-end Celebration and Auction!
A Short-eared Owl comes in to land near photographer Gregg Thompson in Washington State. These owls can be seen year around in a broad band across North America where breeding and wintering range overlap.
Check out this sequence. Do you see how active the wings are for balancing on the landing?
![Short-eared Owl](/sites/default/files/storage/seow_landing_gth1.jpg)
![Short-eared Owl](/sites/default/files/storage/seow_landing_gth2.jpg)
![Short-eared Owl](/sites/default/files/storage/seow_landing_gth3.jpg)
![Short-eared Owl](/sites/default/files/storage/seow_landing_gth4.jpg)
![Short-eared Owl](/sites/default/files/storage/seow_landing_gth5.jpg)
![Short-eared Owl](/sites/default/files/storage/seow_landing_gth6.jpg)
![Short-eared Owl](/sites/default/files/storage/seow_landing_gth7.jpg)
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