You have 20/20 vision if you can spot the owl hiding in a tree trunk in optical illusion in less than five seconds
WHAT looks a regular tree trunk has a live owl hidden within.
If you can spot the owl in less than five seconds, then you are a hawk-eyed observer.
The owl is almost perfectly camouflaged with the tree as its feathers are the same shades of brown and gray.
But if you look very closely, you should be able to spot the difference and locate the nocturnal creature.
The photo was captured by photographer Larry Lynch as the owl came to hang out in a tree near his Florida home.
“I felt very excited and relieved that the image turned out so well,” Lynch said.
“The lighting set-up for this photoshoot was complicated.
“We were shooting in the dark, so we needed a main light source to act as the sun and a fill light to open up or lighten harsh shadows created by the main flash.
“This is the same technique that is sometimes used in a portrait photography studio.
“I have learned a lot about these beautiful birds in the last couple of years so I think there’s a very good chance I will be able to use the knowledge gained to locate and photograph another nest in the future.”
Dr. Gustav Kuhn, a psychologist, and human perception expert at Goldsmiths University in London, spoke with The Sun in 2022 and explained visual puzzles show how our brains process information.
“Visual illusions highlight errors in perception, and they provide important glimpses into the hidden neural processes that allow us to see the world around us.”
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