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Scops Owl


Scops Owl
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Copyright: Sharon Johnson (shazzy) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 12 W: 2 N: 11] (152)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix 8000
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-10 8:04
Viewed: 246
Points: 6
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Taken at Libertys owl and reptile center in Ringwood Hampshire.
Description Small, eared owl with yellow eyes. Its plumage is a vermiculated grey-buff (gray-buff), intricately marked with black provides excellent camouflage against tree bark when roosting.
Size 16-21cm, 60-135g
Range Southern Europe, parts of North Africa, Asia Minor east to Central Asia. Many populations migratory, moving to Africa south of Sahara in winter.
Habitat Open or semi-open woodland, parks, plantations etc. Winters on savannah.
Food Mainly insects and other invertebrates but also small lizards, frogs and small mammals.
Breeding 2-6 eggs laid from March-August, normally in tree cavity. Eggs are incubated for 25 days, young leave the nest by about 4 weeks and are independent by a week later.
Call A low, short, piping whistle repeated at 2-3 second intervals.
Status No additional information.
Comments This owl is very nocturnal, and rarely seen, but its wonderful piping call can readily be heard ringing out from Mediterranean olive groves in early summer.
Races Originally formed superspecies with O. sunia and O. senegalensis but is vocally and genetically distinct. Race cycladum may be included in nominate form.
O.s.scops W. S. and SE. Europe also locally in C & E Europe, North Africa.
O.s.cycladum Greece
O.s.mallorcae Balearic Is
O.s.cyprius Cyprus, Asia Minor
O.s.turanicus Turkmenistan to W Pakistan
O.s.pulchellus Caucasus to Tien Shan

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Hi Sharon,

A nice shot of the scops owl. Good foucus and colours. I find the face is slightly over exposed, adjusting the levels would fix this. Unable to post a workshop on your shot as you have not enabled workshops in you profile.

TFS regards Bill

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1112] (5412)
  • [2009-09-10 10:00]

hi sharon.
very beautiful picture of this owl
nice pov
TFS

hello Sharon
thanks
very good composition with good details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

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