• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.
Eastern Screech-Owl
jmorlan

Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)

We returned to the boardwalk where we found this recently fledged juvenile Eastern Screech-Owl. Note the wispy down feathers attached to the tips of contour feathers giving this bird a decidedly fluffy appearance. Also the well barred pattern of the underparts is typical of juveniles. The two morphs (red and gray) are usually distinguishable in juvenile plumage. This one looks mostly gray because of the down feather color, but the facial disk has a decidedly reddish cast and I believe this bird will likely develop into a red morph adult. Formerly included with Old World Scops Owls in the genus "Otus."
Click to expand...
Location
Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon, Ohio, USA.
Date taken
15 May 2022.
Scientific name
Megascops asio
  • Love
  • Like
Reactions: delia todd and Ted Y.
Kits
A beautiful portrait of this gorgeous youngster, Joseph.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
A fabulous picture you've got here Joe, so close too.

Many thanks for showing him to us my friend.

Strangely I had to change the Re-direct for the sci name, as it went to a Re-direct for the common name. Took me a while to work out what was happening LOL. I wonder why it was not discovered before?
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
263
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
EasternScreech-OwlIMG_9706.jpg
File size
336.9 KB
Date taken
Sun, 15 May 2022 2:58 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 1009px

Share this media

Back
Top