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Owlets are really tyne creatures, smaller than one thinks...
Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur, Rajasthan
India
PB_M5085-2 - 100-400mm
Lovely to see this long eared owlet right next to a path . It wasn't bothered by my presence at all until a cyclist rode past and it caused it to put it's ears up .
Local to a rest camp in which we were staying, this owlet was only around in the early hours so the lighting was a bit dubious. On this morning he posed beautifully beforre pied crows drove him away.
Another one from my recent photo day at Liberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre. This youngster stole everyone's heart. :)
The owlet was not gagging all the time. He/she was also grooming diligently. I love their colourful and delicate feathers. I call owlets Ewoks, because of their fuzzy heads and little "ears" 😊
I combined two videos, although my software doesn't provide any graceful transition...
Great Horned Owl / Puchacz Wirginijski (Bubo virginianus)
The cute screech owlet was back this morning. It was sitting on a branch at eye level like a present on a silver platter.
Just about ready to fledge, this owlet stands in the cavity of the tree it was raised in.
Its Mother is across the way, in a tree, calling "it is time to leave the nest".
Aegotheles cristatus
Another night session another nightjar. This was taken 2 nights after the previous nightjars about 500m away from the previous nightjar location. Good to see it was another idividual. This one having all tail feathers fairly short
Meet Bowser. A recently fledged Eastern Screech Owlet from the owl box I made a few years ago. The name suggestion helped come from my girlfriend's kindergarten class...right around the time of the Mario movie's release. It does fit the personality: Bowser has some attitude to him.
This guy is giving the closest thing to a cocking of the head that I have gotten from a Great Horned Owl. Short-eared Owls are much more likely to cock their heads in reaction to a camera's clicking.
A great horned owl has nested in downtown Penticton in Gyro Park across from the courthouse. There is a lot of traffic in this location including many that stop to look and take pictures. The city has installed pylons as the droppings from the nest are making a mess on the brand new sidewalk.
I get to watch the people from our condo.
One of my favorite GHO nestings. The youngest owlet is not the last one to branch out. The middle one is still hesitate to branch.
530) Collared Owlet
Collared Owlet, Collared Pygmy Owl, Taenioptynx brodiei, Pungguk Kecil Gunung
For 8 years I have been coming up and down the hill to photograph this species. Few times I manage to hear it calling under the trees canopy but never get a single shot for a good photo. That day must be my lucky day as the owl resting on open branch for me finally got a shot I always wanted and ticked my lifer.
Last lifer for me at the end of 2023. 530 lifers now. Looking for more in 2024.
Growing up is hard work! This barred owlet half snoozed while waiting for its next meal delivery. My sweetie let me use his 600mm lens plus teleconverter for a closeup!