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Photos by Fei Cheng via Bird Alliance of Oregon

Have you ever spotted a Flammulated Owl? For photographer Fei Cheng, the bird in these photographs was a lifer! Unlike other owl species, the Flammulated Owl feeds primarily on insects like crickets, moths, and beetles.

Where in Oregon can you find them? They have been found to breed on the eastern slope of the Cascades, as well as in the Blue and Wallowa mountains. You'll only find them here during breeding season as they winter in Mexico and Central America.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's some seriously impressive camouflage. Whenever I see animals in isolation, I wonder how their fur / feather patterns could fool anybody, but seeing them in their natural environment reallly shows how well they can blend in.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Perfectly said!

These little guys are colored and patterned so beautifully, yet it instantly blends into the scenery.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly, even the orangey brown around his eyes matches the brownish stripe down the tree

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh man, he is so flammulated!

Flammulated and bedooberable!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I give credit to the tree as well, they really look like they were made at the same time out of the same stuff.