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Mikon Dosognemikon@pxlfd.ca
2025-04-08
An eastern screech owl (Petit-duc maculé en français) waking up for the evening hunt.
Photo from 9th of March 2025, taken with Nikon D850 and sigma 300-800; 1/1000s, f/6.3, 800mm, iso 2000. Processed in #darktable.

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An eastern screech owl sitting in a hole in a dead tree. It faces the viewer, one eye slightly closed, as if winking. Its feathers perfectly match the colours of the tree trunk.Profile of an eastern screech owl, sitting in its hole in a tree, facing the right. It stretches its neck out while making its distinctive hoo-hoo-hoo call.
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2025-03-26

🌎 Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) #NorthAmericanBirds | #EasternScreechOwl #MegascopsAsio | #ScreechOwls #TrueOwlFamily #Owls 📷: Photo by MiniMe-70🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) 

The eastern screech owl or eastern screech-owl, is a small, nocturnal owl found in wooded areas of eastern North America. It has two colour variations: reddish-brown, and gray (pictured). This owl is known for its distinctive trilling and whinnying calls. It preys on small mammals, birds, and insects and nests in tree cavities. Five subspecies are typically recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by MiniMe-70 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/eastern-screech-owl-owl-perched-3526934/

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