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A small owl, they have round heads and ear tufts. This is the gray morph, and he blends into the tree so well! We had walked past him 3 times before a nice man asked us if we had seen the owl, and pointed him out to us.
They are common throughout the eastern US in mixed woods forests. This guy was at the visitors center at Laguna Atascosa NWR.
This was my first screech owl, and he was very adorable and it was very exciting :)
Spotted on Mar 8, 2013
Submitted on Mar 21, 2013
14 Comments
Lovely!! and beautiful tree (pic 6).
I understand now why I have not seen any owl.. they can be right on your face and not see them!! : o
It has your eyes, Ashley! :-)
They are adorable, Sharni! I love them too :)
Thanks Antonio and flowerpatch! It will happen one day :)
These are my favourite owls because of the way they manipulate their face for defense. They're adorable!
Oh my goodness!!! He looks part of the tree bark! Amazing! I have yet to see a owl in the wild!
Beautiful capture Ashley,congrats and thanks for sharing
Thanks Carol, Gerardo, Aj, Tom, Rieko, and Karen! Such an adorable little guy :)
Great camouflage!
I love the tree too (your last photo)!
Congratulations on your first Screech Owl and great pictures!
Nice series!!
Great spot and camouflage !
Pretty tricky owl. Matches perfectly. That is so amazing how the owl looks so much like the bark down to the pattern and color. Great spot! And your first Screech owl. That is very exciting. I can't wait to spot an owl someday.