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Since I took this photo on March 15th, two of the three great horned owlets have died, we had much rain, and as of last night another blizzard that dumped 8 inches of heavy snow just in time for April Fools Day. Here you can see the owlet’s developing plumicorns, or “horns”.
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A nesting pair of Great Horned Owls creating quite a stir in The North Pond area of Chicago's Lincoln Park. Sorry for the soft photo. Very windy day and no tripod, I did my best and this was the best of the bunch that I captured!
Lechucita Bigotona, Long-whiskered Owlet, Xenoglaux loweryi.
IUCN: Vulnerable
Endemic´s Perú
Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo
Departamento de Amazonas
Perú
I have had the pleasure of watching this beautiful barn owlet grow up close to home and even watch it make what I am sure was her first catch
A portrait of "Acorn" the amusing fluff-ball that has been one of the stars of my little owl workshops this summer.
This species is nocturnal but is sometimes seen in the day. When disturbed from their daytime site, they bob their head and stare at intruders. It can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is perched in a tree. It hunts a variety of insects and small vertebrates. In Pakistan they have been found to take mostly insect prey.In the arid region of Jodhpur, they have been found to take more rodents (especially in the genus Mus and tend to avoid other rodents such as Tatera) prior to the breeding season. Bats, toads, small snakes such as Ramphotyphlops braminus have been noted. They may also take scorpions and molluscs.Nests near human habitations may show higher breeding success due to increased availability of rodents for feeding young.
The call is a harsh and loud churring and chuckling chirurr-chirurr-chirurr ending with a chirwak-chirwak and they call mainly during early dawn or just after sunset.
The breeding season is November to April. Courtship behaviour includes bill grasping, allopreening and ritual feeding. The female may call with the male, bob head and deflect its tail in invitation. The social organization of family groups is not clear and multiple males may copulate with a female and females may attempt pseudocopulation, possibly a kind of displacement behaviour. They nest in cavities often competing with other hole-nesters such as mynas. They may also nest in holes in vertical embankments. The nest may be lined with leaves and feathers or may use the existing lining from a prior occupant. The typical clutch is made up of three or four spherical white eggs (30.9mm long and 26.3 mm wide, 11.6g) and incubation begins with the first laid eggs leading to a wide variation in the size of the chicks. The young are fed initially on insects such as cockroaches and later fed small vertebrate prey such as mice (a toad Bufo stomaticus has been noted in Gujarat). The chicks gain weight during the early stages but lose weight before fledging. Only one or two chicks may fledge and they leave the nest in about 20–28 days.
The brain has a pineal gland, a feature formerly thought to be absent in the owls. Birds show variation in the melatonin concentration between day and night. A high melatonin level is associated with sleep and low levels are associated with high alertness and foraging activity. Spotted owlets, however, show only a slightly lower melatonin concentration at night with a slight increase in the early afternoon. Other owls such as the barn owl show little day-night variation.Seasonal changes in glandular activity have been associated with environmental factors such as temperature and humidity.
A coccidian parasites, Eimeria atheni, has been described from this species. An ectoparasitic mite, Neocheletiella athene, has been described from a specimen from the Antwerp zoo.Bird lice of the species Colpocephalum pectinatum are known to be ectoparasites.
I love watching owlets figure out how to use their wings! This great horned youngster was trying to get closer to mama and the food.
Actually, this big gang is from 2015, six out of seven heads showing. They're actually fuzzier and evidently younger than the brood from same time this year, pretty much the same burrow. I'm in a world of hurt in terms of owl backlog - I just found 350 more images from the day before I left for Big Sur, plus the 700 I shot yesterday, and the 1000+ I still have from the past year. So, my owl-loving friends, be ready to indulge (or bear with me).
Barred Owl (Strix varia) fledgling drying off its feathers after a rain
Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DX II camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS lens
If interested, you can see my other owl photographs, here: greggard.com/owls
A Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) is captured on a dimly lit branch in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Tiny Burrowing Owlet standing on a fallen branch in Florida.
Yikes! I should really stop procrastinating and go pack. My flights got cancelled for tomorrow morning but managed to get booked on a later flight. Guess that's good since it gives me a bit more time.
I really need this trip. Time for me and for photography with absolutely no commitments. I will miss seeing some friends while I'm there but I need to be a bit selfish right now and focus on having a simple and relaxing trip. Happy that my friends understand and will look forward to seeing them next year.
Jungle owlet - Glaucidium radiatum, often seen in the open during day time, the Jungle owlet is most active at dawn and dusk.
Trip arranged through,
Ground support and organisation in India,
Accomedation at Kanha, www.shergarh.com .