Owls (Family Strigidae)

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Re: Garden Bird Pics!!

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I finally managed a photo of my resident owls :D

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serval wrote:That is a surprise !
White faced owl ?
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Re: Bird Photos - Not Park Specific

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White-faced Scops Owl

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Owls (Family Strigidae)

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Please post your pics of owls.

African Scops-Owl: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 10#p179810
Barn Owl: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 38#p179838
Pearl-Spotted Owlet: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 67#p179867
Southern White-Faced Scops-Owl: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 43#p179843
Spotted Eagle-Owl: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 22#p179822
Verreaux's Eagle Owl: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 49#p179849

Let's start off with some of mine - the smallest - Scopsies.
These two are residents at Muzandneni picnic spot. If you visit , and do not see them, then ask Vincent, who has been the attendant there for the past 16 years.

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Owls - Bird of the month December 2013

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The resident Scops Owl at Afsaal

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and at Satara

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Owls - Bird of the month December 2013

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African Scops-Owl/Petit-Duc Africain

14.3.2011
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3.3.2008
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25.5.2011 (Kruger)
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23.2.2013
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Re: Owls - Bird of the month December 2013

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okie wrote:Thank you Duke , you are very kind \O
Now , let's see you pics ;-)
okie, we have seen that Scopsie at Muzandzani O/\ O\/


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and the scopsie at Satara :-)

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Satara's famous Scopsie.

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My first Scops Owl - right next to our bungalow in Satara, October 2009.

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Pearl-spotted Owlet

Kruger

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Owls - Bird of the month December 2013

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A Pearl Spotted Owlet taken just outside Namutoni Restcamp, Etosha - with it's head completely turned backwards

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