Large owl with feathers of white, gray, tan, and black

#ThirdEyelidThursday!

The great horned #owl
with the problematic lighting
has the #thirdeyelids up!😲

Desert Museum
#Tucson

#bird #birdofprey #birdphotography 🪶

Expand and look close to see the vasculature of the third eyelids

#ThirdEyelidThursday!

Harris #hawk
who has #gunk
on the beak
also has the
#thirdeyelids up!😲

Look👀 close🔍 to see the pharynx!

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
#raptor

Very moody I think. And I’m pretty sure that I caught the hawk with both nictitating eyelids up - no detail in the eyes.
#thirdeyelids