The scops owl is a master of the art of camouflage. (Click on image to view full size.)





For more interesting posts about camouflage, you are invited to see:

zafoid.com/post/view/12227

zafoid.com/post/view/12063

zafoid.com/post/view/11942

zafoid.com/post/view/11937

zafoid.com/post/view/11865

zafoid.com/post/view/11770

zafoid.com/post/view/10657

zafoid.com/post/view/1410





And for cute posts about owls, you are invited to watch:

zafoid.com/post/view/12009

zafoid.com/post/view/11779

zafoid.com/post/view/11318

zafoid.com/post/view/4470

zafoid.com/post/view/3330

zafoid.com/post/view/1557



Enjoy!

Japanese macaques (snow monkeys) enjoying a hot bath at a hot spring, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. (Click on image to view full size.)

An Asian swallowtail butterfly on a red spider lily, a late summer blooming perennial bulb native to Northeast Asia (such as China, Japan, Korea and Nepal) and even parts of Hawaii, typically found in shady, moist areas along slopes and rocky areas near stream banks.

Impalas are antelopes that are found only in eastern and southern Africa.



For another post about these magnificent herd animals, check out:

zafoid.com/post/view/11308

which explains the role of those birds that stick close to the impalas.

Crab apple trees provide food and shelter for wildlife during the cold winter.

Arctic hares hidden in the snow, thanks to their camouflage. (Click on image to view full size.)



See also related post: zafoid.com/post/view/4063

Flamingos in flight. (Click on an image to view full size.)



Related post: zafoid.com/post/view/3176

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Grey seal pups resting on the sandy shores of Norfolk, in England. About 3,000 grey seal babies are born annually on Norfolk's shoreline between early November and January. (Click on image to view full size.)



Hereunder are other posts in this group related to seals:





zafoid.com/post/view/11577

zafoid.com/post/view/1761

Moths serve an important ecological role as pollinators for many flowering plants. Whilst most bee species pollinate during the day, most moth species pollinate during the night.



Hereunder are other posts in this group related to moths:





zafoid.com/post/view/11937

zafoid.com/post/view/1410





Wasps are another important, yet unsung, pollinator, as noted in one of earlier posts, namely: zafoid.com/post/view/1897

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