Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

[guppiecat]

It is difficult to get photos of the elf owl, because the museum is mostly open during the day, and elf owls are mostly active at night. I really lucked out when I went last time because there was a special after-hours event. It was still hard to focus, but I finally got it working and, after a decade, was able to get a photo of the lightest owl (and one of three smallest) in the world.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Comments

[pameladean]

It's a tortie owl. No, there are stripes. Torbie. No, wait.

Anyway, it's an amazing photo and that's a really beautiful, if deeply surprised, creature.

P.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like that.