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Location

Erongo Wilderness Lodge
Namibia

Metadata

Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM   at 640 mm
Exposure 1/400 s, f/9, ISO 400 
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Perlkauz Dutch  Geparelde Dwerguil
Italian  Civettina perlata Spanish  Mochuelo Perlado

Comments

This species often hunts by day, catching small preys, including birds which they can catch in flight. In return, the owlets are often mobbed by these same birds; in fact, that can help locating them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl-spotted_Owlet




 

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    11/08/2011

Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Chevêchette perlée

Micheline JACQUEMIN