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Scops owl ;) European scops owl,Geotagged,Otus scops,Summer,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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  1. Looks like someone had a visit to Gauntlet Bird of Prey Centre ? :) Posted 10 years ago
    1. No it was another BOP centre that visited Lyme Park and put on a show :) Posted 10 years ago
  2. lol love it - winking at you. I think you've pulled.... Posted 10 years ago
  3. wow fantastic snap . Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thanks Prabin Posted 10 years ago
  4. Nice ;) Posted 9 years ago
  5. Nice ;) Posted 9 years ago
  6. Great photo, but that's not Otus scops. It's one of the white-faced owls, though I couldn't say whether Northern or Southern, sorry. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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The European scops owl, also known as the Eurasian scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.

Similar species: Owls
Species identified by garrylomasphotography
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By garrylomasphotography

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Uploaded Aug 22, 2015. Captured Jun 21, 2015 15:13 in Gritstone Trail, Stockport, Cheshire East SK12 2NX, UK.
  • Canon EOS 6D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/500s
  • ISO640
  • 500mm