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northern pygmy owl

northern pygmy owl

I can't believe that in the 25 years I've been walking through the trails that I have NEVER seen this bird before. Just by luck, he was sitting on an old log ve...
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I can't believe that in the 25 years I've been walking through the trails that I have NEVER seen this bird before. Just by luck, he was sitting on an old log very close to the shore. Unfortunately it was a dark day so this is the best photo I could take but I'm still thrilled and think I should go out and get a lotto ticket
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NIKON D3200

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 200/1

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Feb, 2015

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soooo cute! Great shot Linda!

At first I thought he was a baby owl who had just left the nest . Pygmy owls' grow to be 6 inches tall.

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