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scops owl

  1. Eurasian Scops Owl

    Eurasian Scops Owl

    This bird was calling every night in a park opposite to our hotel. We tried to find it a couple of times and one day we finally found it.
  2. African Scops Owl

    African Scops Owl

    Found hanging around a raptor crop control camp. Northern Botswana
  3. Eurasian Scops Owl

    Eurasian Scops Owl

  4. Indian Scops Owl

    Indian Scops Owl

    Indian scops owl is a common resident bird in forests and other well-wooded areas. size is usually 23-25 cm.This image of Scops owl was captured in Gandhinagar.
  5. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    Very pleased with ISO 25600 on the new d7200!
  6. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    Scops owls are active at night but occasionally we see them during the day at their roosting sites. There is a site in Bulgaria where I often take birders to see this marvelous bird in day light. It is quite an experience.
  7. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    Difficult conditions, the light was coming from behind the tree and the leaves and branches were being buffetted by the wind. The ground was very muddy, ankle deep in places (yes, I found out the hard way!) and if you took your eye off the bird, it disappeared ;)
  8. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    There were several of these in a place known as "Scops copse" but they were hard to spot and difficult to photograph
  9. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    Scops Owl
  10. Young Night Stalker

    Young Night Stalker

    Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) near to my basecamp's house. Photo shows juvenile bird.
  11. Otus Scops, Scops owl

    Otus Scops, Scops owl

    Found in my garden in the evening so not much light/speed and with no adaptor I was just using a handheld nikon p5100 with the anti shake setting.
  12. Scops owl in olive tree

    Scops owl in olive tree

  13. OWL OR PUSSY CAT.

    OWL OR PUSSY CAT.

  14. Southern White-faced Scops-Owl

    Southern White-faced Scops-Owl

    Taken with flash during night game-viewing drive. Owl has caught a large praying mantis.
  15. Scops Owl (2)

    Scops Owl (2)

    Scops Owl sitting motionless in a eucalyptus tree in Skala Kalloni, Lesvos, Greece. May 2008.
  16. THE INVISIBLE MAN

    THE INVISIBLE MAN

    This is a poor quality image taken at first light,about 0700hrs Spanish time.This endearing little bird was found by Ruby (Bird Forum) thanks.There was about a 4 min slot to take this image, because as the sun came up he was gone, can't blame him (sun shining in his eyes).I found it hard to...
  17. Scops Owl2

    Scops Owl2

    This is Another photo of my previous pohot post of Scops Owl. As I said I'm beginner in birding. I have question is it European Scops Owl or Straited Scops Owl? As I see the photos of Straited Scops Owl it's so similar to thems. but there is some thing strange the place that I have taken this...
  18. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    I saw a Scops Owl face to face for the fist time and take some photos of it. Near 20years ago when I was 8, I hear it's song first time and every time we went to our village in taleghan I sleep with song of Scops Owl. I was so interested to see it but not success to find and after 20 years i...
  19. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

  20. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    Nightshot - Heard calling from a Camel Thorn tree (Acacia eriloba) above our camp, discovered after a long search.
  21. In the night!!

    In the night!!

    Photo taken during the monitoring of the Scops Owl in Karst region in Slovenia and Italy!!
  22. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

  23. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    A perfectly camouflaged Scops Owl in a Eucalyptus Tree at the rear of an old Taverna near Skala Kalonis on the Greek Island of Lesvos
  24. Scops Owl

    Scops Owl

    This Owl was a real star he sat in a tree posing for the camera on Lesvos
  25. Oriental Scops Owl

    Oriental Scops Owl

    Just before it took off it seemed to 'take a deep breath' , gather its wings and 'into the woods'..
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