Close-up of Gular Fluttering 🦉 2/16/22 14:39

It's a hot day and being in the sun with all those feathers means she'll have to Gular Flutter to release some heat. Gular Fluttering is a rapid vibration of the moist membranes of the Gular region of the throat. Driven by the hyoid bone. The small horseshoe-shaped bone in the midline of the neck. The same as when a dog pants from the heat. After a few seconds, mom drifts back off to sleep.

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Courtesy Of:
The Landings, Skidaway Audubon, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Savannah Nest Cam Links

HDonTAP-Cam One & Cam Three:
https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/skidaway-osprey-nest-live-cam

Landings Page-All Three Cam Views:
http://landingsbirdcam.com/?fbclid=IwAR0qLRzyRYWca9OwGani6ydBrKiu_f8VEPcvviF5mMzygJAV1FgM7ni_CXw

The Cornell Lab Cam-Cam One:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/great-horned-owls/

YouTube:
Cam One:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6xiOkJTv8c
Cam Two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemesjvlLs0
Cam Three:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai3UONvdc&t=0s