#western screech-owl

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I was very happy to see that my screech-owl friend Wyatt was back in his roost yesterday. A year ago a pair of ravens decided to squat in his cottonwood tree, and Wyatt was harried out of his spot. I like ravens, but I'm glad they have moved on.

Western screech-owl / tecolote del oeste (Megascops kennicottii), at San Pedro House, Cochise County, Arizona.

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owls of ga’hoole if it were epic

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Western Screech Owl

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Western Screech Owl by TJ Hastings Via Flickr: Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii) in a pine tree

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Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii

8/14/2022 The Living Desert Zoo, California

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some characters from a new comic idea i had,, they are shapeshifters & live in a redwood forest

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by Chris Gutierrez

[ferndragonsblaze]

The abbreviation for Western Screech Owls is WESO, aka “Western Screech Owl.”

Now that makes perfect sense given standard naming conventions, but every time I see it my first thought is “Western Eastern Screech Owl”

Which makes considerably less sense but is way funnier

[spacefinch]

You guys

There is a screech owl in my neighborhood

(Not my photo, this is from allaboutbirds.org. Great website, by the way!)

Also, fun fact: Screech owls do not screech! They have a softer, trilling hoot. It sound like this.

If you do hear an owl screeching, it is most likely you heard a barn owl.

[tuliptiger]

Omg I forgot to mention I met an old retired guy who is an avid birder in the cemetery today. He saw me looking in the trees and I'm surprised he approached me because I was really trying to give off don't fuck with me rancid vibes. Personal safety and gender expectations aside he was super nice, talked a lot but specialized in owls! Which is what I was there to see!!!

He literally walked me to THE tree and THE spot with this little tiny mason jar sized western screech owl 🥺 it was everything I ever wanted it was adorable and I guess there's a pair of them. I'm love them.

[birdblues]

Western Screech Owl

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[scottpartridge]

A rectangular version of North American Owls includes Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Bearded Screech Owl, Whiskered Screech Owl, and Flammulated Owl in addition to the Elf Owl, Northern Pygmy Owl, Saw Whet Owl, Eastern and Western Screech Owls, Boreal Owl, Hawk Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Short-Eared Owl, Burrowing Owl, Barn Owl, Spotted Owl, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Snowy Owl, and Great Grey Owl. Note that the Hawaiian Pueo is a subspecies of Short-Eared Owl.