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Stygian Owl

Asio stygius

Photo by AdamRiley
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Description:

The Stygian Owl is a fairly widespread species but always difficult to find. I photographed this bird in the vast Zapata Swamps of Cuba. It obtains its name from the legendary dark River Styx, in reference to this bird's dark plumage.

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Comments (7)
ChristyHolland
What an awesome owl! I would love you to add this spotting (and any others that apply) to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
animaisfotos
I can only wonder the level of difficult to take such a photo... To be able to see it seems to be a huge challenge. To take the shot... Thanks for sharing.
Leuba Ridgway
Won't miss a thing, with those eyes. Good picture-thanks.

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