(Thanks to Nancy Thornton for sending along this photo)
Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops)
Photo taken on Sardinia, Italy
The Eurasian Scops Owl, also known as the European Scops Owl, Common Scops Owl or just Scops Owl, is a small owl in the Strigidae family. Its breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the western Himalayas. It is migratory in Africa south of the Sahara. It is probably recognized more easily on the wing than standing solitarily!
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BarrytheBirder
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