This was my only encounter with South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu) in Pantanal, but it had no intention of making it a brief one. As you can see it’s sitting with its back against me, and it didn’t change position due to my presence. It simply turned the other way to continue focusing on whatever it was.
This is the only subspecies with amber eyes.
It sounds like this:
Last updated on 8 November 2024