19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Night watchman
The eyes of owls capture light one hundred times better than our own, but are practically unable to move. To compensate, owls can rotate their heads 135 degrees in any direction, giving them a 270-degree total field of vision.
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| Date Taken: | 09.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
| Photo Location: | Santillana del Mar, Spain |
| Copyright: | © Pedro Jarque Krebs |