Great Gray Owls -- Talons, Ears, and Eyes

Teton Raptor Center researchers have been in full swing this winter fitting GPS transmitters on great gray owls for a winter ecology study. While in hand, Research Director Bryan Bedrosian takes an opportunity to educate on the unique adaptations great gray owls have to help successfully hunt in the wild.

[@priestof1]

that eye thing makes them seem a great deal more fragile.
still beautiful and almost hypnotic when flying

[@IamINERT]

That owl is pissed asf

[@BiffChunksteak]

"She's a little feisty, wants to go out hunting again"
UNHAND ME YOU OAF!

[@walnzell9328]

"She wants to go out hunting again."
She'll hunt YOU!

[@Blowtow]

Imagine getting blindfolded and they start touching your toes

[@walnzell9328]

There's gotta be at least one cult in the world that does this.

[@grillor2023]

What a cute and magnificent creature, I hope she is well 😍

[@GaspardDuMaurierEsq]

Owls always look pissed off.

[@gigglingfirefly]

Magnificent bird!

[@mortalclown3812]

Been going back to see your old videos. Would love to know how many of these beautiful birds you've saved.
Thank you. Raptors are so important to the world.

[@maxwell69319]

Beautiful owl...

[@mattmitchell8616]

Not all owls have feathered feet but great video of a beautiful owl

[@betterlatethannever4529]

Burrowing owls: “excuse you. My legs are bare”

[@tetonraptorcenter]

While burrowing owl legs are mostly non-feathered, they still do have some light feathering on their legs that can be seen up close! Check out this link to see: web.stanford.edu/~siegelr/birdz/burrowingowl.html

[@mortalclown3812]

😂 They look so cool standing up like meerkats by their burrows.

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

Man those guys are beautiful

[@ToToWildlife]

It’s very beautiful owl 🦉 👌

[@flameturn3269]

Hopefully it was released back into the wild

[@mortalclown3812]

Of course, she was. That's what these guys do: save raptors and even some fortunate corvids who needed their help, as well. 💙

[@cristinaminardi-in-reid7841]

Assolutamente fantastico

[@aftostime6127]

Sooooooo cute 😊😊😊😊😊😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😍😍😍

[@TiaHauserNYC]

Name her Hooty 💗 and she looks sooo soft with those thiccc feathers 😍