Spotted Wood Owl
206) Spotted Wood Owl
Spotted Wood Owl, Strix seloputo, Burung Hantu Berbintik
The Spotted Wood-owl frequents the edges of evergreen forests and logged forests, plantations, wooded parks, orchards and open forest. It can be noted in ricefields, cultivated areas and sometimes mangroves and open deforested areas. It may be seen sometimes in the vicinity of water. The Spotted Wood-owl, as numerous Strigidae species, feeds mainly on small rodents, small birds and large insects. It may occasionally catch snakes and bats. It usually hunts from perch, at 2-3 metres above the ground. It uses the most basic hunting style “sit-and-wait”. Once the prey is detected, it drops or glides from the perch and attacks the prey on the ground. This is the typical hunting behaviour of forest species. The prey is killed with the talons and a bite to the back of the skull.
Burung Hantu ini terdapat dalam banyak habitat dari hutan hinggalah ke kawasan taman berhutan, juga kawasan pertanian. Ia memburu tikus, burung kecil dan juga serangga besar, kadang kadang kelawar dan ular.
Exif: f7.1, 1/320, ISO 800, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, tripod Feisol
Spotted Wood Owl
206) Spotted Wood Owl
Spotted Wood Owl, Strix seloputo, Burung Hantu Berbintik
The Spotted Wood-owl frequents the edges of evergreen forests and logged forests, plantations, wooded parks, orchards and open forest. It can be noted in ricefields, cultivated areas and sometimes mangroves and open deforested areas. It may be seen sometimes in the vicinity of water. The Spotted Wood-owl, as numerous Strigidae species, feeds mainly on small rodents, small birds and large insects. It may occasionally catch snakes and bats. It usually hunts from perch, at 2-3 metres above the ground. It uses the most basic hunting style “sit-and-wait”. Once the prey is detected, it drops or glides from the perch and attacks the prey on the ground. This is the typical hunting behaviour of forest species. The prey is killed with the talons and a bite to the back of the skull.
Burung Hantu ini terdapat dalam banyak habitat dari hutan hinggalah ke kawasan taman berhutan, juga kawasan pertanian. Ia memburu tikus, burung kecil dan juga serangga besar, kadang kadang kelawar dan ular.
Exif: f7.1, 1/320, ISO 800, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, tripod Feisol