Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis) perched on a branch leaning its head to one side. Santa Cruz Island. Galapagos NP. Ecuador

asio flammeus galapagoensis adult alone glance posing rest humor front shot overview look three quarter shot biosphere reserve endemic on a branch asio national park unesco's world heritage cites appendix 2 galapagos short eared owl asio flammeus galapagoensis may galapagos national park nobody adults single lonely only solo one lone glances looking at camera posed pose settlings settling siestas resting siesta rested restful make the siesta making the siesta being lazy be lazy funny humorous comical comicals front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length looked looking three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length biosphere reserves endemics endemic species national parks sensitive natural areas world heritage site least concern species short eared owls asio flammeus galapagoensis with nobody stage of development individual morphology zoology organism environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment species particularity species strigidae strigiformes aves sauropsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites iucn red list of threatened species short eared owl asio flammeus owl asio sp typical owl nocturnal bird of prey nocturnal bird bird sauropsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal galápagos islands ecuador south america america