We baited this set for small carnivores of the four-legged warm-blooded variety, and that's what we got.
But in addition a pair of young fluffies showed up and used the rocks as a perch.
They seem to be finishing their molt.
As Hans Peeters remarked in Field Guide to the Owls of California and the West, juvenile western screech owls have a loose-feathered look until they molt into their adult plumage.
It's that young fluffy look that makes immature owls so appealing.
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ReplyDeleteHow did you bait the owl, was it a live bait?
cute little buggers.
ReplyDeleteNice catch, Codger!
Great photos Chris and without the use of owl vocalizations or model owls?
ReplyDeletei like the idea of the rock background i think i'll try that myself, thanks!
ReplyDeleteNo live bait, no recorded calls. Owls roots on perches like this -- occasionally or regularly. It just depends on the situation. We've gotten photos like this before.
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