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The Ural Owl inhabits old and undisturbed boreal forests, in an unbroken belt from Sweden and Finland across Russia to Japan, and is rarely seen to the south, only here and there, in the Carpathians (Slovakia/Ukraine/Romania/eastern Serbia) and Dinaric Alps (Croatia/Bosnia/western Serbia). managed to see it, his largest owl ever.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Who doesn’t love a good owl? owls aren’t rare, but they are seldom easy. So imagine my delight to seeing a pair of African Scops-owls on the side of the road on a recent trip to Botswana. Owl number one is sleeping. Can you see them? And I spotted them, not the guide, a near-first. Note the huge ear tufts.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Have you heard of a small town in Serbia graced by the presence of its 700 communally roosting Long-eared Owls ? The world record 734 Long-eared Owls were counted here in December 2009, in the pines and spruces, lime, chestnut and nettle trees lining the central square by the orthodox church in Kikinda.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Here are some things I’ve learned from the Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean by Scott Weidensaul: The Burrowing Owl is the only North American owl species where the male is larger than the female, albeit, only slightly larger. There are distinct differences between Eastern Screech-Owl morphs.

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MAY 2, 2025

By Matthias Alberti (Instagram: @shamanaturetours) Matthias Alberti is a palaeontologist with a passion for birdwatching and bird photography. After working for almost three years at Nanjing University in China and birding throughout this fantastic country, he returned home to Germany with his wife Xia.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

October is a good month to see owls in Shanghai, where these birds are rare in most other months. Two species can be seen quite regularly – Northern Boobook and Oriental Scops Owl. In contrast, Oriental Scops Owls seem to often migrate in slightly larger groups of maybe 10 or so.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Oriental Scops Owl is possibly my favorite of all bird species (though I may have said that about other species as well) – so, here’s a post with just some photos of this owl taken this autumn migration season. ” According to this book, scops (?) It comes in two morphs – one greyish, one reddish.

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MAY 11, 2018

One of the highlights of birding in this Texas state park is the chance to see five owl species that breed here. This is made even sweeter by the hope of seeing two extremely rare US visitors – the Mottled Owl and the Stygian Owl. Let’s enjoy the owls of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Eastern Screech-Owl.

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JUNE 6, 2019

It is thought that this owl has always been rare. The post THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Inside the Bolero, Shane’s voice echoes through our minds: “I’m sitting on top of the world”: [link]. Later stages of the same tour: Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning.

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Oriental Scops Owl, Nanhui, Shanghai, May 02, 2023 Northern Boobook, Nanhui, Shanghai, Oct 26, 2018 Short-eared Owl, Nanhui, Shanghai, September 17, 2017 Photos by Kaca This series features three bird photos with a common theme taken by the same photographer. Please contact us if you are interested in contributing your own photos.

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APRIL 15, 2020

During our tenure there, we had exceptional views of Africa’s largest ( Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl ) and smallest ( African Scops Owl ) owls, the largest bird on the planet, not neglecting numerous hornbills, sunbirds and weavers. Greyish Eagle-Owl. Pearl-spotted Owlet. Gambaga Flycatcher. Speckle-fronted Weaver.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Whatever the story is, the bottle is adorned with an eye-catching portrait of an owl with gleaming yellow eyes. It looks like a small, eared owl, perhaps a screech or a scops.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Julius Caesar apparently once said “I love treason but hate a traitor” My feelings with regard to a birding-related topic are similar – I love owls but hate owling. Obviously, for watching owls, this is a problem. At Danzhou Bay on Hainan, there are several nocturnal owls that are worth seeing.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

Owling Julius Caesar apparently said, “I love treason but hate the traitor” For me, it is “I love owls but hate owling” See, I am a morning person – getting up an hour before sunrise is no problem for me… Source So, here is my list of the 10 things I hate most about birding.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Finally: my favorite bird of all time definitely is the owl. I’m absolutely smitten with owls, regardless of their species. Owls, to me, represent the guardians of the night, embodying the untouched beauty of nature. In my humble opinion, it’s the epitome of owl-ness and undeniably adorable.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This is a real hard one, but I would have to say the stunning Pel’s Fishing Owl as this was my Spark bird-it’s the bird that got me into birding. Pel’s Fishing Owl What is your name, and where do you live? What is your favorite bird species? Marc Cronje. I am based in Nelspruit… Source

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

My daughter and I visited Owl Woods in search of winter finches but were surprised to find owls instead; obviously, the name of this legendary birding site suggests otherwise, but encountering both a Saw-whet and Barred Owl on the same autumn day was both unexpected and thrilling.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

And with Stranger than Fiction , a porter, we got a beautifully painted Eurasian Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bubo ). In Life in the Clouds, Dos Diaz’s Barn Owl glides over a haunting dreamscape of deep purple roses and thorns at dusk, dimly illuminated with a soft ultramarine glow.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Owls begin migrating through Nanhui in the second half of September. My favorite species is the Oriental Scops Owl , a small owl that can be almost invisible if given the right motivation (e.g., , but it looks as nice as the dark blue of the mature male. too many birdwatchers). Visible.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The commonest owls are Eurasian Scops Owl and Tawny Owl , while rare ones include Ural Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl. Raptors to look for in this reserve are Golden Eagle and Short-toed Snake Eagle , European Honey-buzzard and Peregrine Falcon. About 120 species have been recorded so far.

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JULY 7, 2021

Along with the Sedge/Grass Wrens Ignacio had reported, he had also posted some fine photos of a Great Horned Owl that had roosted on his property. I hardly ever see owls, except for Ferruginous Pygmy Owls , so this was another big draw for me. That’s 100% Barn Owl butt, right there.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon Another highlight was when another birder informed us of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl that roosted in a vine on the cliff. The owl could be observed extremely well, and again I was very happy to get my best sighting of this species, which I’ve seen a few times before but usually at a distance or at dusk.

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MARCH 1, 2020

Though Corey really enjoyed a ginormous flock of gannets on Sunday morning his Best Bird of the Weekend was a Short-eared Owl , his first of 2020, at Edgemere Landfill in the predawn light on Saturday. It’s hard to top an owl! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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JANUARY 2, 2021

Find Some Roosting Owls. I recall how western New York artist Betsy Potter found owls, one Saw-whet after another. One of my oldest birding friends, Betsy and her husband Willy D’Anna took me birding on many occasions and quite often, Betsy was carefully searching for owls. A roosting Crested Owl at Rancho Naturalista.

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JANUARY 12, 2019

My pause for thought came when I found a Stygian Owl in a city park in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Despite his limited English and my non-existent Portuguese, Renato managed to communicate that there was an owl close by. The Portuguese believed that the owl was a portent for bad luck and despised them. Then came the bombshell.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Further up in Portal, the laughter of diminutive Elf Owls takes over, as they fly about catching moths and scorpions. A little further up still and the bouncing ball like call of Whiskered-screech Owls as they wake up from their day slumber. It is hard to summarize just how good the birding is here.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Most of the breeders seemed to have departed already on their journeys south but he did enjoy a Barred Owl serenade in the wee hours of the morning two days in a row so the Barred Owl wins as his Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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AUGUST 26, 2021

The relatively flat and open grassland of Ruoergai is also good raptor country – raptor here being used in the broadest sense of the word, i.e., including owls and vultures. Little Owls have a somewhat less interesting diet consisting of insects, small mammals, and birds.

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JULY 28, 2022

Among about 430 species of birds are Grey-necked Rockfowl (with small breeding colonies in the area), Frazer’s Eagle Owl , Vermiculated Fishing Owl , Hartlaub Duck , African Grey Parrot , Great Blue Turaco , Bare-cheeked Trogon , Black Bee-eater and hornbills.

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JULY 5, 2020

Mongaup Pond in Sullivan County is a great place to beat the heat of summer and an even better place to hear duetting Barred Owls while you are lying in your tent. Those owls were easily Corey’s Beat Birds of the Weekend. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Though the late night Barred Owls were nice and the Bald Eagle hanging out on the lake was very pleasant, Corey most preferred when he came across a mixed flock of wood-warblers. The reward for my long vigil was catching one still in its calico plumage. Corey spent his weekend camping in the wilds of the western Catskills.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Owls do particularly well here, the long nights actually working in their favour by increasing hunting time. Hours of available hunting are low and temperatures are extremely low. It’s a miracle that anything can find sustenance and survive here. The birds that live here are tough and belong mainly to particular families of birds.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

At night, I could witness another expression of “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” A hotel owner in the local village had become aware of a Barn Owl pair in a tree high up and right next to the roof of his hotel, and was now charging Chinese bird photographers a modest fee for tea and access to the roof.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This week’s featured wine at Birds and Booze isn’t our first pinot noir , nor is it our first Barn Owl (in fact, this marks the third appearance of this species on a bottle here). It is, however, our first wine from Z. Alexander Brown of California, a winemaking project by the musician better known as Zac Brown.

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APRIL 20, 2024

I was rewarded with nice scope views of Eurasian Eagle-Owls – by no means a surprise sighting as these birds breed here. Nonetheless, seeing these huge owls never gets boring, even if they only doze on the cliff face. Eurasian Eagle-Owl The Rheinaue park close to our appartment was also productive again.

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APRIL 5, 2020

Ivy and I couldn’t shake an owl out of Owl Woods but we walked away with all kinds of FOY species such as the unexpected Yellow-bellied Sapsucker calling high in a tree. Your choice for birding spot depends equally on the abundance of birds and scarcity of birders.

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APRIL 5, 2021

I knocked down several first birds of spring this weekend (not literally) but will always give Best Bird honors to a Saw-whet Owl , especially one showing as well as the one Ivy and I located at Owl Woods on Easter. For now, we can find entertainment in the earliest chapters of the season.

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