Autumn Owl Wallpaper

This autumn owl wallpaper catches a Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) in perhaps the most perfectly matched setting imaginable. Its warm buff and brown feathers dissolve into a halo of golden yellow leaves as the season turns. One of the most secretive owls in North America and Europe, the Long-eared Owl spends its days roosting so motionlessly in dense foliage that it’s nearly impossible to spot. Cornell Lab’s All About Birds notes its camouflage is so effective that finding one usually means stumbling on a pellet pile beneath the roost tree first. Those long ear tufts — which aren’t ears at all — give it that perpetually startled expression that makes every encounter feel a little theatrical