Speckled Boobook and Sulawesi Scops Owl

We first saw one of these at Gunung Ambung. Then we were taken to an abandoned building by a research station where this bird has been roosting for several years. This species apparently isn't that common.

The Sulawesi Scops Owl was heard frequently and as many a scops owl eager to respond to playback.
This one from Ambung as well.

Comments

Iwan said…

Nice shot of owl Peter.
Just a little correction, related to the name of the location. You may mentioned that the name of the location where the first time you saw them is in Gunung Ambang (not Ambung).

Thanks for shared those great pictures. As always, I am enjoying your birding trip report and photographs from Sulawesi.

December 21, 2009 at 5:23 PM

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January 10, 2010 at 1:52 AM

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