Small owl

I had an interesting email come in this winter: “I have been photographing birds for the past 8 years and have been confronted by numerous “Rude Birders.” My question that I hope you can help me with…

The Northern Saw-whet Owl is a miniature owl native to North America. Adults are 18 cm long with a 43 cm wingspan (about the size of a pop can). The Northern Saw-Whet Owl has a round, light, grey face with brown streaks; they also have a dark beak and yellow eyes. The underparts are pale with dark streaks; the upper parts are brown with white spots. **UPDATE** This photo has been published in the October issue of 'Digital Photo' UK edition. Thanks to all of you who have made this photo so…

Posts about Muskoka Wildlife Centre written by 44thparallel

size: 12x8in Photographic Print: Usa, Alaska. Tiny saw-whet owl is a permanent resident of a rehab facility by Betty Sederquist :

Northern Saw-whet Owls are mottled brown birds with a whitish facial disk and white-spotted head. Their eyes are yellow. Juveniles are dark brown with creamy yellow breast and belly.

Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, rescued the tiny owl chick when it was just a few hours old.

Little white owl

With an enigmatic demeanor, the Tawny Owl greets us with its large, black eyes set in a brown, mottled body. A creature of the night, it feasts on a smorgasbord of small mammals, insects, and birds. Don’t let their size fool you, their calls can send a shiver down your spine! Witness this nocturnal virtuoso in the Hautes Fagnes – Eifel Nature Park, but tread softly!