Aug 5, 2025
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✨Pueo✨
Day 5 of Avian August 2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves: Pueo, or Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis)
The pueo is a short-eared owl subspecies. They're thought to have naturally colonized the Hawaiian islands after being introduced long long ago.
Unlike most owls, they hunt during the day. Also, they nest on the ground rather than in a tree. Unfortunately that makes they vulnerable to all the predators that too have been introduced to the islands.
Consider yourself lucky if you get to see one - In Hawaiian culture they're considered an ancestral guardian spirit, protector and guide. *Plant featured is an endemic Hawaiian fern - ʻamaʻu or amaumau fern (Sadleria cyatheoidesr)
Pueo (Hawaiian Short-eared Owl) #avianaugust day 5.
Watercolor and colored pencils.
The Pueo (Hawaiian Short-Eared Owl) and Cloud is Day 8 of #birdtober25 hosted by @alohaposthi and @birdsnotmosquitoes and featuring Hawaiian bird and word combos.
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Pueo or the Hawaiian Short-eared Owl for day 5 of Avian August!
The Pueo (Hawaiian Short-eared Owl) for day 5 of Avian August! 🤎
This is my first time drawing/painting an owl in general but I'm really happy with how it turned out! I definitely want to draw and paint more owls now they're so much fun!! :]
Pueo
Hawaiian Short-Eared Owl Asio flammeus sandwichensis Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi