14 DAY TRIAL // I have to admit that my first thought when catching a glimpse of this picture was as follows: “There is something seriously wrong with this owl.”
But that was only because I didn't realize that its head was rotated a full 180 degrees and I assumed that this was the bird's usual look.
Wildlife researchers explain that, because owls cannot rotate their eyes in their sockets, they have no choice except spin their entire head instead.
Apparently, they can rotate it up to 270 degrees in each direction. Needless to say, this ability makes them quite frightful predators. Sources say that the picture was snapped at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri by 48-year-old photographer Lisa Kee.
It appears that the bird started rotating its head when it first heard the noises make by the camera, and that it kept spinning it until it managed to get a good view of the photographer.