Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Saw-whet Owl [Aegolius acadicus]
  

Saw-whet Owl [Aegolius acadicus]

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by RodInnes from powell River, British Columbia Canada CA on 11 Feb 2013
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a small owl 7 to 8 inches this one in a beautiful pine tree which is one of the preferred trees as well as alder thickets. nesting 4-7 white eggs in a woodpecker hole or a tree cavity.

tagged: yellow eyes dark bill brown white on forehead

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Sticks posted 2017-01-25 4:31pm

Love the bird - and the tree...ya gotta love the smell of pine trees in the forest.

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Michaela Parks posted 2013-02-12 4:18pm

It looks like it just woke up! Great shot! It would make a great postcard!

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