Northern Pygmy Owl (male)
A magical night seeing this frisky male, chasing and copulating with a female within five feet above our heads. He mounted her three times in the fifteen minutes while we were there. He was a bit smaller than the hen. I wasn't expecting it and was so in the moment of watching them interact, vocalize and mate rather than getting the stellar shot! So cool to have them nest nearby.
Northern Pygmy Owl (male)
A magical night seeing this frisky male, chasing and copulating with a female within five feet above our heads. He mounted her three times in the fifteen minutes while we were there. He was a bit smaller than the hen. I wasn't expecting it and was so in the moment of watching them interact, vocalize and mate rather than getting the stellar shot! So cool to have them nest nearby.