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  1. Tawny owl

    Tawny owl

    Juvenile
  2. Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia), Taiwan

    Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia), Taiwan

    Spent few hours great time at Taipei Botanical Garden during my last visit to Taiwan, Feb 2020. This is an open park with gate but no entrance fee. Heard some locals said this owl will come back there every year to nest and I was lucky able to photograph her with some local birder's help happens...
  3. Barred Owl

    Barred Owl

    Watches and listens for any rodent movement below the snow covered field below.
  4. Great horned owl

    Great horned owl

    One of our larger owl species, and as with all owls, difficult to spot during the day. When nesting, the male will be more active during the day, both guarding the nest and retrieving food and nest supplies - that's when you can get lucky and find one in the open. Somewhat!
  5. Eastern screech owl

    Eastern screech owl

    Another little camouflaged bird that isn't always easy to spot...such a tiny little owl, so always fun and lucky to find one to photograph!
  6. Raptor - 102

    Raptor - 102

    Raptor - 102 To catch ... ... a patch of sun ... is serendipity for some Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Gohana Haryana India 12 Janury 2017
  7. C

    Owl - Grizedale Forest - Cumbria - England

    Owl as per photo. I only had the chance for this single shot on my phone after I stumbled out of a trail directly in front of it and it promptly flew away. Was seen today about midday in a pine plantation area of Grizedale. I guess a tawny or a short ear? or possibly a little owl, but this...
  8. Mr_K

    Winter Bird Houses

    Hello, Anyone with experience building or keeping bird houses in the winter? Tell us the kind of house, how you keep it clean and predator-free, and what birds stay or arrive in winter. PS. I attached a picture of a young hawk on my porch rail. Jumped on my lawn chair with a white stuffed owl...
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    20190222_7D2_7542-(2019_11_29-10_30_51-UTC)-web1024x683U30.jpg

    Short-eared Owl
  10. Hibou des marais

    Hibou des marais

    Short-eared Owl
  11. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    Found in usual place, a local quarry.
  12. Barred Owl

    Barred Owl

    Barred Owl (Strix varia) Adult, likely one of the parents to the juvenile I last posted.
  13. Barred Owl

    Barred Owl

    Barred Owl (Strix varia) Juvenile. Fully grown in size but still does not have all of its adult feathers, especially on its face.
  14. Barred Owl

    Barred Owl

    Barred Owl (Strix varia)
  15. Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl calling any moment during day time at home !
  16. Spot-bellied Eagle Owl  / Forest Eagle Owl

    Spot-bellied Eagle Owl / Forest Eagle Owl

    A chance shot of this nocturnal bird- of- prey --- with intimidating size and blood-curdling hoots.
  17. Brown Fish Owl

    Brown Fish Owl

    Not looking his best - just got soaked in a heavy downpour..
  18. Great Grey Owl

    Great Grey Owl

    Taiga North of Norway
  19. Brown Wood Owl

    Brown Wood Owl

    stumbled upon a roosting owl while birding. Took a few shots and continue guiding my birdwatching guests along the trail in Fraser's Hill.
  20. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769)
  21. Artur-Stankiewicz-Birds

    Artur-Stankiewicz-Birds

    Owl
  22. Snowy Owl in Flight #2

    Snowy Owl in Flight #2

  23. Snowy Owl in Flight #1

    Snowy Owl in Flight #1

  24. Brown Fish Owl , semenowi Subspecies

    Brown Fish Owl , semenowi Subspecies

    Other names: Turkish Brown Fish Owl / Western Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis semenowi Zarudny, 1905
  25. short-eared owl

    short-eared owl

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