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Little Owl; Mochuelo Común

Athene noctua

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Field Notes

Description:

Saw it perched on a fence post as I drove into our village so stopped and photographed it through the back window before it flew. Surprised it did not fly sooner.

Habitat:

Edge of limestone outcrop and Orange field.

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Comments (2)
Jim Nelson
Even through the window, the photo came out pretty well. Nice job, Malcolm!
Liana
Nice shots Malcolm...you have a very clean back window :D Thank you for sharing :)

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2016 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedOctober 20, 2016

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