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Ural Owl
lostinjapan

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Never an easy bird to find. This bird was amazingly confiding in the early evening, just a few kilometers from my house.

He seemed oblivious to me only some 20 meters away as he looked for his first snack of the evening.
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Habitat
Scrub and grassland near woodland edge in upland and lowland cultivated areas
Location
Ota River, Hiroshima, Japan
Date taken
February 2002
Scientific name
Strix uralensis
Equipment used
Nikon 78ED and Fuji finepix 601

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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