Mother Screech Owl with Fledgling
South Miami, Florida
This picture was taken in our backyard. For about five years we had a pair of Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio) use our nest box to raise their families, usually two chicks. It was amazing to see the parents return from a hunting trip several times each night with dinner (roaches, lizards, etc). The male was just a little smaller and rufous (reddish) in color. In late April the first fluffy head of a chick would appear in the entrance hole. Then in early May they would fledge and the parents would guide them into the our avocado tree, where this image was captured. A few days later they would all be gone.
rev: 2/2020
Photographic details: Canon EOS 20D camera w/ EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens set at 120mm. Flash was used. Camera was on f/14 (aperture priority, no exposure compensation) for 1/160 sec at ISO 1600.
For more information, check out the following blog posts:
Our Screech Owl Image – The Rest Of The Story
Subsequent Screech Owl Stories
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