Seals and swans and short-eared owls congregate there. From Wordnik.com. [The Thistle and the Bee] Reference
Secondly there are two owls, representing the short-eared and white barn-owls of Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference
Overhead, northern harriers (daytime) and short-eared owls (nighttime) sail in search of this small prey. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
The huntress had shown casual power by zapping a lagomorphic creature resembling a short-eared jackrabbit. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Torc]
I afterwards found on another specimen -- a short-eared owl -- two or three larvae feeding on the feathers. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Owls there were, and nightingales, and squirrels and rabbits and short-eared lutra, all cut from juniper, aeterna, and other greenery. From Wordnik.com. [Virginity] Reference
Meadow voles race along the ground here, trying to stay secreted from the eyes of aerial hunting birds such as northern harriers and short-eared owls. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
Aerial predators such as red-tailed hawks and short-eared owls have a privileged view of the bustling meadow, and they watch the runways and burrow entrances carefully. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
We dozen managed to flush 317 pheasants from 8: 30 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m., as well as four to six short-eared owls, four long-eared owls, a great horned owl and nine gray foxes. From Wordnik.com. [Tributes to Aldo Leopold] Reference
Some of these fearless, endemic predators are the Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoenis), the subspecies Galapagos barn owl (Tyto punctissima) and short-eared owl (Asio flammeus). From Wordnik.com. [Galápagos Islands xeric scrub] Reference
Big cats, wild pigs and short-eared dogs -- oh, my!. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
One of the outdoor cages, housing three short-eared owls. From Wordnik.com. [BC Bloggers] Reference
Later, I became even better acquainted with the short-eared owl. From Wordnik.com. [Far Away and Long Ago] Reference
But the short-eared owl is a regular migrant, coming over in flights like woodcock. From Wordnik.com. [The Naturalist on the Thames] Reference
Birds of prey "prowl" the air: bald eagles, ospreys, red-tailed hawks, short-eared owls. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
I like drawing the Black Panther though; he's like a short-eared Batman without a mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Every Day Is Like Wednesday] Reference
Secondly, there are two owls, representing the short-eared and white barn-owls of Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XVII] Reference
Animals of small size and robust form; short-eared and tailless; two premolars above and below. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
Rough-legged hawks, prairie falcons, and short-eared owls can all be seen in the lower foothills. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The day was ended near Manahawkin with hopes for short-eared owls hunting like butterflies over the marsh at dusk. From Wordnik.com. [Somewhere in NJ] Reference
A prairie find from way back in November, Matt and I saw a short-eared owl while doing a deer census with some coworkers. From Wordnik.com. [penn] Reference
This is the bobtailed, short-eared, dark gray mouse that is found making runs in the thick grass, especially in low places. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Animals at Home] Reference
There is the little field-mouse, a short-eared and short-tailed little creature with a thick neck and of a red-brown color. From Wordnik.com. [On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls] Reference
Thus the large-bodied, long-eared, English breeds with a convex back, and the small-bodied, short-eared, Chinese breeds with. From Wordnik.com. [The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.] Reference
That was my first encounter with the short-eared owl, a world - wandering species, known familiarly to the sportsman in England as the. From Wordnik.com. [Far Away and Long Ago] Reference
In the autumn of the. year countless numbers of storks (Ciconia maguari) and of short-eared owls (Otus brachyotus) made their appearance. From Wordnik.com. [The Naturalist in La Plata] Reference
Cameron Spangler couldn't believe it when he saw the Oct. 2 Kokua Line about a Hawaiian short-eared owl - a pueo - living on the grounds of Iolani Palace. From Wordnik.com. [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference
Ulloa speaks of the great number of sea-calves or dogs with which the island was frequented, and distinguishes kinds which belong to the short-eared species. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests] Reference
Conies, which are small animals, somewhat resembling short-eared rabbits, but which from their dentition and skeleton are allied to the rhinoceros and tapir. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
Other images show jaguar prey species, such as white-lipped peccaries, and other rarely seen species, including two pictures of a short-eared dog, a relative of foxes and wolves. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
A short-eared owl, rough-legged hawks, northern harriers, red-tailed hawks and a kestrel -- all birds of prey. From Wordnik.com. [dispatch.com: RSS] Reference
The bittern sings " b ' wump " and the short-eared owl " boobooboo, " while the siskin song goes " deedeedleleddwee-daaa. From Wordnik.com. [When Sounds Make Sense] Reference
‘Are not they,’ said the prisoner, ‘men meanly-clad, tall in stature, and of bold mien, mounted on short-eared horses?”. From Wordnik.com. [Anne of Geierstein] Reference
A glistening armadillo left the scene, rose-flecked, head down, tail down, and then a baby rabbit jumped out, short-eared, to our surprise. From Wordnik.com. [The Power of Reticence] Reference
There were the barn owls, the long-eared owls, the short-eared owls, the saw-whet owls, the screech owls — but there! there’s no use of naming them all. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Solomon Owl] Reference
short-eared, 55, 56, 62, 69, 70, 119, 132, 139, 143, 145, 166, 168, 204. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
A short-eared owl in a loft -- My father and birds -- A strange flower. From Wordnik.com. [Far Away and Long Ago] Reference
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