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
Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae
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.
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| 11/08/2011 |
Pearl-spotted Owlet |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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