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Pel's Fishing Owl

Scotopelia peli

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Field Notes

Description:

straw/golden coloured plumage with dark bars, distinctly dark eyes that look totally black,

Habitat:

Dense forest alongside rivers where they roost during the day.

Notes:

I can't take credit for this photo although I saw this beautiful bird after we had kayaked down the Pongola, hacked a trail up a bank to see this Pel's fishing owl. We actually saw two.
Angus Wingfield from http://www.africawildtrails.com took this shot a nanosecond before it took to flight.

Reference Links:

http://www.africawildtrails.com/

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PublishedApril 13, 2014

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