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Fall Saw Whet
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From Christopher Navarro
Saw whet owl
Autumn
Lethbridge, AB
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this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2026
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I don’t understand the perspective of that picture — is the owl wearing a cape? Is it sitting on a branch in front of it?
We are looking at it almost directly from behind. It is looking over its right wing.
If we removed the trees, it would be a bit like this:
From the front, it would be more striped:
Fascinating stuff, I can now wrap my bear around it (not quite 180 degrees though 😁). Thanks for explaining 🙏
Of course! I'm here to help you understand all you wish to know about owls.
They can actually rote about 270 degrees in either direction! They have 14 neck vertebrae compared to our 7, and they have much more articulation. They are also arranged in a spiral so there are spaces for blood vessels and breathing during that extreme rotation. Very cool stuff!