.I have collected some links about the short-eared owl
represented by the megalith Skregg in Roscommon, Ireland.
The Short-eared Owl has the Latin name Asio flammeus
and in French it is called Hibou des marais.
The French also have some important photos online, especially the first one below, showing the owl in a flatter position, which it often takes, being very much a "ground" owl and also hunting during the day, which is unusual.
http://www.vendee.lpo-birdlife.asso.fr/OISEAUX/hib.htm
http://members.aol.com/filb41/foto24.jpg
http://www.lincstrust.co.uk/species/birds/so.html
ttp://www.birdsofprey.org.uk/Short%20Eared%20Owl.htm
http://lpo29.free.fr/hibou_des_marais.html
http://members.tripod.com/dumontb2001/hiboux/hiboudesmarais.html
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/oiseauxdefrance/Fiche.hibou.marais.htm
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/dow
One can begin to appreciate why people take up birdwatching.
You can compare these photos of the short-eared owl to the very few photos of Skregg online at
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/image.php?image_id=6442
and
http://www.megalithomania.com/show_site.php?site_id=620
Do not expect the confluence to appear immediately - it does not. But study the stone for several minutes and then you may see the ancient now very weatherworn similarity.
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