long-eared owl

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long-eared owl

(Animals) a slender European owl, Asio otus, with long ear tufts: most common in coniferous forests

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long-eared owl - slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts

Asio otus

bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

Asio, genus Asio - a genus of European owls

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The research presented in this paper focuses on the viscoelastic characterization of flight feather shaft of long-eared owl (Asio otus, Strigiformes), pigeon (Columba livia, Columbiformes), and golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos, Falconiformes) to reveal the damping ability of their dynamic feathers on wings.

Viscoelastic characterization of long-eared owl flight feather shaft and the damping ability analysis

I was stuck between (F) the screech owl, because its call rarely approximates a screech, and (I) the long-eared owl, because its real ears are behind its eyes and covered by feathers.