Collared Scops Owl, 3/21/2012

Heard that two Collared Scops Owls appear again in Botanical Garden, I went to Botanical Garden and found about 10 big cannons already gathered there. I negociated the crowd, found a position and took some pictures. It's kind of easy shots because most of the time the Owls are sleeping. Occassionally the Owls would lick their foot, attracting birdwatchers to take photos, and then fell asleep again. And the birdwatchers would then continue their endless birdwatching experience talk.


Photographed at Taipei Botanical Garden, on 3/21/2012



Photographed at Taipei Botanical Garden, on 3/21/2012



Photographed at Taipei Botanical Garden, on 2/2/2011



video recorded at Taipei Botanical Garden

Chinese name:	領角鴞
English name:	Collared Scops Owl
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Otus bakkamoena
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Species status:	Species
Conservation status:	IUCN listed it as Least Concern, but Taiwan listed it as "Class II Rare and Valuable Species".
Migration status:	Taiwan local bird
Frequency of appearance:	Uncommon
Foods:	Tiny animals
Habitat:	Woodlands
Altitude:	Low to Mid-altitude
Behavior:	Appear alone
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: Mid-size Owl, red eye, feathers on ears, black or light yellowy brown stripes or bars on body, mostly gray brown color on back side, mostly creamy white on breast and belly with irregular stripes, mostly nocturnal animals.
Breeding places:	Indian subcontinent, East Asia, Taiwan, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Greater Sunda Islands, Philippines
Migration destinations:
Time photographed:	2/2/2011, 3/21/2012 13:20 pm
Location found:	Taipei Botanical Garden
Sources:	Internet
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