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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

Alcollarín, Extremadura, Spain

2026:04:09 09:27:34
Little owl (Athene noctua)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 93.5 m

2026:05:10 20:01:21
Little owl (Athene noctua)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 15.3 m

Abdera Municipality, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece (0 m)

2026:05:10 16:13:09
Little owl (Athene noctua)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 51.7 m

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 its lookout. Typically something you can only find with a guide. Or with a lot of luck. In our case, it was the guide Mick Richardson.

Where I have seen this species

The database holds 30 pictures at 5 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.

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