Eastern Screech-Owl

"Megascops asio. Photo taken in the wild in Suwannee County, Florida USA.

 

This is a gray phase male. His mate, who is a red phase screech-owl, and her brood are in a nest box nearby.

 

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I never noticed the hairs that stick out from the face until looking at the enlarged version of this photo and the next one.

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