Tyto alba
This owl was being chased by a small yellow bird that managed to land on top of it to peck at it. Quite an amazing sight. The other bird is a Western King BIrd (Tyrannus verticalis)
Nest in tall trees near an orange trees plantation.
This is my spotting No. 500
Congrats Luis, your spotting is featured on the Owl Pages! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...
Great to see this spot again! One of my all time favorites. Wonderful, Luis!
That is one of the most fantastic set of photos of small bird harassing a predator bird...in this case the Western King bird and the Barn owl. Fantastic photography.
Thank you Lauren, Satyen, Jakubko, martinl, alfytere and Raquel for your kind words.
Congratulations Luis Stevens.
How did I miss this spotting.
This is without doubt the best bird spotting.
Congratulations, Luis! This is very much well-deserved! An awesome sight of a territorial dispute. Congratulations on your 500th spotting too! :)
Thank you very much to all for your kind words. Thank you Project Noah for the honor.
Lat: 36.70, Long: -119.56
Spotted on Jun 3, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012