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Finally, after watching the adults taking food into the barn, and then getting glimpses of the owlet in the oak trees, it has plucked up the courage to come down to the barn roof.
And it's a beautiful little fluffy egg, named Acorn.
I'm still running workshops with the owls, please see my website for details.
A video taken from Kevin Robson's Tawny Owl hide , details of which can be found here --- www.khrimages.co.uk
Ive made it thru all the special day shots, this being the final and my favorite. Yes, Im a bit of a procrastinator, but its like seeing it again for the first time.
For those of you who haven’t visited Burrowing Owl nests in Southern Florida, almost all of them have posts and lines, as shown here. The Owls have been declared threatened in Florida and in a few other states and endangered in Canada. As with many species, this is due to the loss of suitable habitat. They like areas with minimal ground vegetation which make parks and airports attractive to them. It’s nice to see youngsters playing baseball or soccer with burrowing owl nests located just off the field of play. My personal belief is that many birds purposely nest near places where humans gather as our presence acts as a deterrent to predators, such as bobcats or coyotes. Nice for us! (Athene cunicularia) (Sony a1, 200-600mm lens @ 328mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 second, ISO 400)
The two little burrowing owlets were taking time out for a rest !!!!!!!
Wishing you a lovely blessed Thursday !
The spotted owlet is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from mainland India to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or buildings.
An unassuming little cat that we found at Prairie Garden Trust, this guy is likely a member of the Noctuidae family (Owlet moths, armyworms and cutworms), which is the second largest in Lepidoptera with more than 1000 genera and 10,000 species. And here I thought that Empidonax flycatchers were bad... [updated ID, thx to Ozark Bill: Double-humped Pococera Moth larva, Pococera expandens]
The Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) is a species of true owl, resident in northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It ranges across north central and northeast India, Nepal Bhutan, north Bangladesh, and southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam). Its natural habitat is temperate forest.
From Nizam's place.
A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or buildings. It nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying 3–5 eggs. They are often found near human habitation. The species shows great variation including clinical variation in size and forms a super species with the very similar little owl.
A real little cutie ❤️
The African barred owlet, a diminutive and charming bird of prey, exhibits a greyish-brown plumage adorned with fine buff bars.
A distinctive narrow white eyebrow graces its face, while a white stripe, created by the white outer webs with dark brown tips of the scapulars and greater wing coverts, elegantly crosses the shoulder and folded wing.
The chest, finely barred with buff, transitions to a breast and flanks of white with tasteful brown spots.
The underwing coverts, legs, and vent are a pristine white, contrasting with the brown barred with rufous flight feathers and tail.
The bill and cere present a dull greenish-yellow hue, and the eyes, legs, and feet are a striking yellow.
This owlet's stature is modest, measuring approximately 17 cm in length with a wingspan of about 40 cm.
A video taken from Kevin Robson's Tawny Owl hide , details of which can be found here --- www.khrimages.co.uk