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Strix occidentalis lucida
Immature bird, still with downy fluff.
5,800 ft in a slightly burned maple grove.
Observed for about 10 minutes at close range before it started to get annoyed.
Spotted on Aug 7, 2012
Submitted on Jan 6, 2013
5 Comments
adorable.
Thanks all!
Very nice...still looking for my first owl.(Recent years, saw a few when I was a kid) Guess they know I'm carrying a camera now...lol
Lovely spotting!
Welcome to the Community Sarah!
Great first spotting!