Predation in Panama by a Spectacled Owl! 🦉🐀 We commonly see a Watson's climbing rat visiting the Panama Fruit Feeder Cam at nighttime to sample the remnants of the day's offerings. However, this visit ended in an unexpected and rare display of hunting prowess when an adult Spectacled Owl swiftly pounced upon the unsuspecting rodent and eventually flew off with it held securely in its talons. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/PanamaFeeders Spectacled Owls are common residents around the Canopy Lo

If you have met Ripley the spectacled owl at one of our Owl Prowls, you know she is rarely in a hurry. Like most owls, she’s an ambush predator, so they will sit and wait for prey to come to them and glide down and pounce. Spectacled owls are found in rainforests from Central America down to South America. Ripley really has the “wait” part down pat, and we call it being on Owl Time. This video shows how owls protect their number one adaptation when they are eating. They can’t see close up anyway