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Austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nana) Olmué, Chile. Feb 13, 2024<br />
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Austral pygmy owl (Glaucidium nana)

Olmué, Chile. Feb 13, 2024

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Always a great day when I get to add a species to my owl collection! Even though Glaucidium species tend to look very much alike, they make up for it in sheer spunk and the fact that they are partly diurnal, which makes them reasonably easy to find.
I saw one on my very first day, but it was not at all cooperative and I spent half an hour following it as it moved from tree to tree, always perching in dense foliage, and when it finally deigned to land on an open perch I had to clamber up a scree slope just to get a backlit record shot. The second one I saw on a perfect low perch in beautiful evening light... just on the edge of a big park in Santiago as I had gone out for a run, so no photos there!
And finally third time was the charm! I called this one on the edge of La Campana national park (which was unfortunately closed due to the wildfires) and it quickly turned up, accompanied by the usual entourage of pissed off songbirds mobbing it. Light wasn't on my side but at least it allowed for nice close views!
I'll have to go back for my other owl target that got away...
Posted one year ago

Samba

Giant Tortoise

I love Owls! Posted one year ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  So do I! Posted one year ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a shot! Intimate and grumpy, it's the way of the owl. Posted one year ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Haha indeed! Pygmy-owls in particular always look really pissed off. One day I really hope to see the Ural Owl, which probably has the gentlest face/expression out of any owl I can think of. Posted one year ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Great find and shot Thibaud Posted 10 months ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks again! A very fond memory, that one. Posted 10 months ago

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The Austral pygmy owl

The austral pygmy owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

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Similar species: Owls

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Mar 10, 2024. Captured Feb 13, 2024 18:34 in Calle Carlos norero - paradero 15, 2330617 Olmué, Valparaíso, Chile.

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Canon EOS R6
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1/1000s
ISO2500
700mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.