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African Scops Owl

Otus senegalensis

Description:

Believe it or not this fully grown owl is pretty much the same size of an Iphone 5. I had to look twice to make sure. Spotted on a dairy farm near Addo National Park.

Habitat:

Woodland

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3 Comments

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Great spotting, Jared, and very well spotted considering its so small. Beautiful.

Jared Hersch
Jared Hersch 9 years ago

Thx Jae ;-)

Jae
Jae 9 years ago

Great description, Jared :)

Jared Hersch
Spotted by
Jared Hersch

Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 13, 2014
Submitted on Sep 13, 2014

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