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Little owl (Athene noctua)

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Little owl (Athene noctua)

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Athene noctua Strigidae Strigiformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Cacin valley, Granada, Spain

2014:03:28 11:26:17
Little owl (Athene noctua)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F6.3, ISO 200, distance 44.67 m

Little owl from his lookout. Typically something you can only find with a guide. Or with great luck. In our case it was the guide Mick Richardson.

Cacin valley, Granada, Spain

2014:03:28 15:58:14
Little owl (Athene noctua)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/640 sec at F7.1, ISO 250, distance 44.67 m

A little owl that has found a hiding place with a concrete construction. It looks like the bang colors are selected at the concrete.