Bird genealogy >> Order Strigiformes >> Family Strigidae
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Location

Lleida Steppes, Catalonia
Spain

Metadata

Make Nikon D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G   at 450 mm
Exposure 1/1000 s, f/16, ISO 400 
Image size 800 x 530 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Steinkauz Dutch  Steenuil
Italian  Civetta comune Spanish  Mochuelo Europeo

Comments

Perches fully exposed and is partly diurnal. When alarmed, often adopts squat posture, as this bird does.




 

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    23/04/2009

Little Owl
Athene noctua
Chevêche d'Athéna

Jean-Michel PAULUS