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Eastern Screech Owl

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Description:

I spent five hours photographing this Eastern Screech Owl at The Okefenokee Swamp in Folkston, Georgia,USA. They truly are masters of disguise.

Habitat:

Eastern screech-owls have the broadest ecological niche of any North American owl. They are found in virtually all kinds of habitats below about 1500 meters elevation, from urbanized surroundings to boreal forests. They are generally found in wooded areas but do well in urban and suburban areas and do well near humans, often using bird boxes for nesting. These birds are cavity nesters and use natural cavities or those created by other animals.

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Comments (27)

Congratulations on "National Geographic - Photo of the Month"!!! https://e.nationalgeographic.com/pub/sf/FormLink?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGt71DyhEeFRiyzfebMzeYMvPKbAGgC5E7CfosVXMtX%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGhrfjviDFncPHhXeK59A1unJzgLfIwUzc8AlR&_ei_=Eg-BcfzLwVnry7YNb6_wp0cywtQdxQREPWjVBx8edanJCSHKrMaWGuz7-hE0QN8gz6-5CiMjH7r1UhpJ50.
Amazing photos; it's hard to believe you noticed this!
Fantastic pictures!
Love these photos and your time investment! The Western Screech Owl is not doing very well in our area. I haven't heard or seen one for years. Congratulations on this great spotting.
What a great spotting!! Welcome to Project Noah! I'd love you to add this spotting and any future spottings that apply to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
Amazing series! U should put it on the mission: Mimetic Animals of the World!
Now that is a truly amazing bird, and what a series of awesome photos. I'm totally impressed, Graham. Well done on this spotting. Neil :-)
The owl blended in with the tree so well. If I passed by there, I am not sure if I could find it. Well done and thank you so much for sharing.
Welcome to PN by the way, what a fantastic first spotting!
Fabulous! This looks a lot like my scops owl (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19801067) and looking at the species name makes me think they are related?
Wow... That is awesome series !!! Stunning photographs and beautiful owl..
Welcome to Project Noah, grahammcgeorge. Great first spotting.

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