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SLO GHO Owl and Owlets at week two. Note the blue eyes and bluish tint on the beaks are gone now.
Thanks for taking a look. I would be happy to show the interested their location.
This front owlet was very active in the nest and very aware of his surrounding.
Not sure how old they are. One of the other photographer I came upon thought they were about 1 1/2 months.
Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti or Heteroglaux blewitti) Taken in Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India
A curious Barred Owlet after he landed on the closest branch to us, clearly investigating what we are doing
One of the "wainscot" owlet moths that includes several genera that all look like this. Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 29.
Not had much time to shoot and less to post and comment on Flickr but thought this was worth a quick upload
Another baby owl I came across the other day, different area, noticed in my photos later that there was another young owlet behind this one in the trees! Very cooperative guy, let me get within 10 feet, momma just kept an eye on me, nothing more.
Sometimes a not-so-productive day of wildlife/birding turns around so quickly, just as you are about to call it a day, and today was one of those days. I was leaving my spot after about an hour of boring tree time. I just stared up at the tops of trees, looking for some movement, and nothing was happening. I decided to leave the area when all of a sudden I hear an interesting sound close by. I can't describe the "squawk", but I knew it was a larger throat making that sound. I knew I could not leave until I found the source and scanned the trees & ground.
After a bit of zeroing in on the direction, I see a glimpse of a large wing. I knew immediately that it was the local Barred Owl, and it struck me that just maybe it was with it's owlet. I've never seen a wild barred owlet before so this was gonna be good! I finally spotted them both and the parent flew off. Low and behold, I finally get my barred owlet! And here it is! What a day this turned out to be! You just never know...
學名: Glaucidium brodiei
英名: Collared Pygmy Owl
鵂鶹，為台灣特有亞種，體長約 15 公分。頭圓而小，頭上無角羽，為台灣體型最小的貓頭鷹。常棲於附近有空曠地之林中或森林邊緣，夜間在山區曠野中常聽到其單調、連續兩節的鳴叫，有時在白晝或晨昏時分亦能聽到其鳴叫，在台灣為尚稱普遍之留鳥。鵂鶹雖是夜行性猛禽，日間亦活動，性極凶猛。
The Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is the smallest owl in Asia, at 15 cm .
This owlet is nocturnal and crepuscular, meaning that it is active at night as well as during twilight and just before dawn. However, it often forages during the day.
Witkoluil
(Glaucidium perlatum)
The pearl-spotted owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) is an owl that breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.
The pearl-spotted owlet is small (19 cm (7.5 in)) and stocky, with a longish tail. The upperparts are rich brown, heavily spotted with white and showing a white shoulder bar. The underparts are white, streaked with brown. The facial disc is white and the eyes are yellow, it has been said to have a "cross" expression. There are two eyespots on the nape. Sexes are similar, but young birds are paler with a shorter tail and may have more prominent eye spots on the nape. The flight is deeply undulating.
The pearl-spotted owlet occurs in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west east to Sudan and Eritrea south to eastern South Africa and then north through Namibia to western Angola, it avoids the dense rainforests, montane forests and treeless areas such as deserts.
Two subspecies are currently recognised -
Glaucidium perlatum perlatum: Senegal and Gambia to western Sudan
Glaucidium perlatum licua: Eastern Sudan and Ethiopia to northern South Africa, Angola and Namibia.
The pearl-spotted owlet is a common and easily seen bird in open woodland and savannah. It nests in a hole in a tree, such as a disused barbet nest, laying 2-4 eggs. The male sings from the entrance of the cavity before breeding then calls from within it, making a series of wailing notes. This species often hunts by day, and can be readily located by the small birds that mob it while it is perched in a tree. It hunts a variety of small prey, including small vertebrates and arthropods such as grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, spiders, and millipedes. Most hunting is done from perches.
Wikipedia
I am going to just post a bunch of these as you never know, I may never have this same chance again to shoot baby owls!
The spotted owlet (Athene brama) 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.
We saw this Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) in a woodlands area outside of Adelaide, South Australia.
It is so quiet and camouflaged that is almost impossible to see.
African Barred Owlet - Glaucidium capense ngamiense - Капский воробьиный сыч
Drotsky Cabins Lodge, Okavango Delta, Shakawe, Botswana, 10/22/2024