A Curious Mottled Wood Owl watching us intently
A large resident owl around 50 cms tall often sighted in thick canopy cover and near a water body. The Owl is endemic to India and due to the Mottled body colors, is hard to spot without a call. It is known as a strong predator and is a true Nocturnal Owl unlike several others which are mostly twilight / crepuscular.
It was quite by chance that we came across the bird perched on a lovely tree. The day was very cloudy and that maybe the reason why the Owl was seen so late! It watched us for a while and moved to another nearby tree where it spent some more time. Unfortunately, there was not much of a view in the other tree, but we could see it looking around. After a while, it flew back to its home tree.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A Curious Mottled Wood Owl watching us intently
A large resident owl around 50 cms tall often sighted in thick canopy cover and near a water body. The Owl is endemic to India and due to the Mottled body colors, is hard to spot without a call. It is known as a strong predator and is a true Nocturnal Owl unlike several others which are mostly twilight / crepuscular.
It was quite by chance that we came across the bird perched on a lovely tree. The day was very cloudy and that maybe the reason why the Owl was seen so late! It watched us for a while and moved to another nearby tree where it spent some more time. Unfortunately, there was not much of a view in the other tree, but we could see it looking around. After a while, it flew back to its home tree.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.