Some like it hoot! Owl has a blast as it echoes Marilyn Monroe’s iconic little white dress moment

Look at twit twoo! This windswept scene is something straight out of a Hollywood movie. 

Echoing Marilyn Monroe’s iconic little white dress moment, a short-eared owl has been captured with its feathers ruffled in a strikingly familiar fashion. 

But the blustery Durham Moors where the owl was snapped are a far cry from the hot summer streets of New York City where Miss Monroe created the breezy spectacle in The Seven Year Itch. 

And although the 1955 classic saw the blonde bombshell needing three-hours and 14 takes atop of a subway grate to nail the scene, for an amateur wildlife photographer it took a matter of minutes to get his shot thanks to a perfectly-timed gust of wind.

Paul Cleasby, 58, said: ‘I spotted some short-eared owls flying around and pulled the car over. This one flew towards me and landed on a post close by. 

Although the 1955 classic (pictured) saw the blonde bombshell needing three-hours and 14 takes atop of a subway grate to nail the scene, for an amateur wildlife photographer it took a matter of minutes to get his shot thanks to a perfectly-timed gust of wind

‘I was thrilled that it sat for a good few minutes and posed nicely so I could capture some shots from the comfort of my car.’ 

The owl’s feathers swish to the right as it perches in the windy weather – as its little legs clamp together in a cheeky pose.

The picture is a mirror image of the historic shot, which showed the Hollywood icon’s white dress billowing above a New York subway grate.

But the dress – which sold for $4.6million in 2011 – also ruffled feathers, and allegedly even contributed to the end of the actress’ marriage to baseball player Joe DiMaggio.

The finale to their marriage drama came on September 15 when two thousand men and dozens of photographers stood on the corner of Lexington Avenue and Fifty-Second Street to watch the filming of the famous scene.

Standing over a subway grate, Marilyn’s skirt blew up to her neck and revealed a transparent pair of panties. Director Billy Wilder stopped the shoot and ordered her to change them.

When she returned from her trailer, DiMaggio had retreated to Toots Shor’s bar to drown himself in drink and flew back to San Francisco by himself.