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Chestnut-backed Owlet
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Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanotum)

I waited...and waited...and waited...but no, they would NOT turn around so that they were both facing me.
A Sri Lankan endemic.
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Habitat
wet-zone rainforest
Location
Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Date taken
16th March 2015
Scientific name
Glaucidium castanotum
Equipment used
Canon Eos 7D + 500mm + 1.4 extension
delia todd
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LOL Martin... never mind; it's a great picture AND it show both the front and back plumage... it's not often we get a picture doing that;)

I can see this one heading to the Opus article - many thanks lad.
 

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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