Long-eared owl by Oleg Broskin

Long-eared owl by Oleg Broskin
55 year-old Oleg Broskin is an enthusiastic wildlife photographer from Siberian city of Omsk. According to Broskin, his passion is traveling with camera. Though he is not a professional photographer, his shots are very popular on the net. Through his photographs Oleg Broskin shows the beauty of Siberia and its cities. In particular, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, and Altai – vast regions of Siberia with magnificent nature, animals, and birds. This post features the images of a beautiful creature – Long-eared owl, which belongs to typical owls. Interesting fact about this owl is its ability to rotate its head to 180 degrees.

Long-eared owl by Russian amateur photographer Oleg Broskin — Closeup – Long-eared owl, photographed by Oleg Broskin

Asio otus, known as the Long-eared Owl – a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl.