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15 Stunning Examples Of Owl Camouflage
15 Stunning Examples Of Owl Camouflage
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When owls hunt, they use their silent wings and the cover of night to capture their prey. During the day, however, they have tremendously successful camouflage that helps them stay hidden from daytime predators. Can you find the owls in ALL of these images?

It’s astounding how well these owls’ feathers help them blend in with their surroundings, but that’s not all they do. Owls can puff themselves up or slim themselves down as needed to match various elements of their environment and avoid detection.

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    SuzannedeRaadt
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it just me, or does the boredpanda logo look like an owl after seeing this post...

    CarolineVillemure
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonderfull!! Amazing how nature's strong!

    MillicentYu
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well,is not so hard to found,but i really can not found some of it.Thank you for the answer.

    FranWilliams
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing how smart survivalism is in these creatures

    TriciaTDuffy
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thought there were lovely two years old or not. I hadn't seen them before

    stargirl
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is so amazing how these things can camouflage!

    Barbarian
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these images have been retouched to increase the camouflage effect.

    Load More Replies...
    Barbara Mountaintop
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing! Incredible! Nature, at her best. Thank you for the delightful experience.

    BarbaraMountaintop
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder I rarely see them. I have, out in the open, along a stretch of I-79 in Erie County, Pennsylvania; hear them at night, at home.

    GregJones
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To hide in plain sight, very wise indeed!

    moey345
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i love owls and these are awesome pictures!

    StellaPatrick
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband says these pictures are a real hoot!

    SophiaWoroch
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing collection of photos! Had to look quite hard at one photo-thank you owl for having one of your eyes open, making you easier to spot!

    DesiWanderer
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do all the hardwork and then leave their eyes wide open. Alas!

    BobbiFrohman
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole article is like the best and most adorable round of Where's Waldo I've ever played.

    flying_panda
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Waouhh, amazing ! such incredible that it almost looks like photoshoped pictures !

    lerbedeknorst
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Owls are such strange beings. I wish I could talk to one some day. I'm gonna learn to speak Owl right now!

    WilhelmRagin
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they are great it took me a minute to find the one in the tree brushes

    Honoré Blanchet
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The majority is difficult, but some are very easy!

    TimU
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These pictures are stunning!

    TimU
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These pictures are stunning!

    Gina Richards
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for these - howlingly amazing

    Vicki Cornell
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This really makes me wonder if birds are colour blind or not

    Sumeet Kaur
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOVED ALL OF THEM!!!! HARD TO FIND ONE IN 4th PIC :-)

    LesliePorreca
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this bird! So incredible!

    gabriela almaraz
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    que animales tan fabulosos son asombrosos

    RichardGeer
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These shots are so cool! Thanks Gail! Owl see you in pottery studio soon!!

    Shreshtha
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am in sheer awe of these owls....

    Irma Rojas
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Parece que los buhos son los amos del camuflaje. Hermosas fotografías.

    Audrey Hoos
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing. Enjoyed them all. Thanks for sharing

    Suzanne Briggs
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful and shows nature as it is meant to be.

    NathanSwick
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wonder whether the authors of these posts actually get permission to use these photos. Many of them are copywrighted.

    SusanBradley
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome. How did you spot these to take the photo?

    MarianStefn
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen 2 of them this weekend, in the forest. 1 white. 1 brown. But I confess: only when they were flying away, hearing my bike.

    CoraleeSnow
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even see an owl in #4 or #10. That's crazy.

    MuammarQardhawi
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    awesome and beautiful creature. this is why i love so much anything about owl.thanks to god for made it

    Debi Biderman
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder I have never seen an owl.

    LauraRouyer
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonderful camouflage. Some were a bit eerie.

    TonyWilson
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blend in like a ninja!! hoooyaahh!!

    WendyWiswell
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow how beautiful how nature can be so amazing and how we need to take care of our wonderful earth!

    MichelleChant
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is'nt Nature stunning when you see things like this?

    RobMueller
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome! Especially since one of my photos is in there! robandtheanimals :D

    AgnieszkaPotocka
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Owla are great, looks like cats and birds at one time. That stunning face!

    SuzannedeRaadt
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it just me, or does the boredpanda logo look like an owl after seeing this post...

    CarolineVillemure
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonderfull!! Amazing how nature's strong!

    MillicentYu
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well,is not so hard to found,but i really can not found some of it.Thank you for the answer.

    FranWilliams
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing how smart survivalism is in these creatures

    TriciaTDuffy
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thought there were lovely two years old or not. I hadn't seen them before

    stargirl
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is so amazing how these things can camouflage!

    Barbarian
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these images have been retouched to increase the camouflage effect.

    Load More Replies...
    Barbara Mountaintop
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing! Incredible! Nature, at her best. Thank you for the delightful experience.

    BarbaraMountaintop
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder I rarely see them. I have, out in the open, along a stretch of I-79 in Erie County, Pennsylvania; hear them at night, at home.

    GregJones
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To hide in plain sight, very wise indeed!

    moey345
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i love owls and these are awesome pictures!

    StellaPatrick
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband says these pictures are a real hoot!

    SophiaWoroch
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing collection of photos! Had to look quite hard at one photo-thank you owl for having one of your eyes open, making you easier to spot!

    DesiWanderer
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do all the hardwork and then leave their eyes wide open. Alas!

    BobbiFrohman
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole article is like the best and most adorable round of Where's Waldo I've ever played.

    flying_panda
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Waouhh, amazing ! such incredible that it almost looks like photoshoped pictures !

    lerbedeknorst
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Owls are such strange beings. I wish I could talk to one some day. I'm gonna learn to speak Owl right now!

    WilhelmRagin
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they are great it took me a minute to find the one in the tree brushes

    Honoré Blanchet
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The majority is difficult, but some are very easy!

    TimU
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These pictures are stunning!

    TimU
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These pictures are stunning!

    Gina Richards
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for these - howlingly amazing

    Vicki Cornell
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This really makes me wonder if birds are colour blind or not

    Sumeet Kaur
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOVED ALL OF THEM!!!! HARD TO FIND ONE IN 4th PIC :-)

    LesliePorreca
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this bird! So incredible!

    gabriela almaraz
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    que animales tan fabulosos son asombrosos

    RichardGeer
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These shots are so cool! Thanks Gail! Owl see you in pottery studio soon!!

    Shreshtha
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am in sheer awe of these owls....

    Irma Rojas
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Parece que los buhos son los amos del camuflaje. Hermosas fotografías.

    Audrey Hoos
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing. Enjoyed them all. Thanks for sharing

    Suzanne Briggs
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful and shows nature as it is meant to be.

    NathanSwick
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wonder whether the authors of these posts actually get permission to use these photos. Many of them are copywrighted.

    SusanBradley
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome. How did you spot these to take the photo?

    MarianStefn
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen 2 of them this weekend, in the forest. 1 white. 1 brown. But I confess: only when they were flying away, hearing my bike.

    CoraleeSnow
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even see an owl in #4 or #10. That's crazy.

    MuammarQardhawi
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    awesome and beautiful creature. this is why i love so much anything about owl.thanks to god for made it

    Debi Biderman
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder I have never seen an owl.

    LauraRouyer
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonderful camouflage. Some were a bit eerie.

    TonyWilson
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blend in like a ninja!! hoooyaahh!!

    WendyWiswell
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow how beautiful how nature can be so amazing and how we need to take care of our wonderful earth!

    MichelleChant
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is'nt Nature stunning when you see things like this?

    RobMueller
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome! Especially since one of my photos is in there! robandtheanimals :D

    AgnieszkaPotocka
    Community Member
    11 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Owla are great, looks like cats and birds at one time. That stunning face!

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