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Otus scops
A little owl (7-8 inches in lenght) that is known to be notoriously difficult to detect due to it's incredible ability to blend in with the trees it roosts in during day time. The brown/grey mottled plumage allows the scops owl to mimic branches or even the bark of a tree (image 3 and 4).
Spotted in a tree outside of Doha. Undertakes yearly migration (Africa-Europe, spring and Europe-Africa, autumn) where Qatar is a pit stop along the way.
Spotted on Mar 23, 2013
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013
11 Comments
Thanks ChrisP and Mona!
It's a beautiful photographs Elsa.. Spot on !!! :)
Wow!..beautiful photo
Thank you Sandra :))
Lovely
Thank you very much António! I was pretty excited about this one :)
Awesome capture Elsa,beautiful series,congrats and thanks for sharing such a amazing spotting page
Thank you LivesInADream! It was a great day :D
Aweeeesome!
Thank you Maria - I was pretty chuffed when we spotted it!
Nice spotting!