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Spotted Owlet

Athene brama

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This owl is tiny-- a little more than seven inches tall-- and it was disgruntled with us for disturbing it while it roosted. So it tried to scare us off by bouncing up and down, leaning against the branch and standing upright again (demonstrated in the first and second pictures).

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Comments (8)
Jim Nelson
I love owls, and you took a great shot of this one.
duttagupta35504
Thank you Reza Hasemizadeh and ShannaB! It isn't unusual to see spotted owlets in India; they're quite common sights in urban areas. But this was a lifer for me, and they're really cute, so it didn't really matter.
ShannaB
What an adorable little owl! GREAT spotting and pics. Is it unusual to see them?

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PublishedMarch 28, 2014

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