Saw-Whet Owl
Dec 8, 2020 07:10:28 #
Few raptors can be described as cute, but the Northern Saw-Whet Owl can. It is only eight inches long and tips the scales at 3.6 ounces. They live in the forests of the north and the mountains in the west. Their diet consists of mice, voles, small squirrels and birds. The name was given by early settlers because the "hoot" sounds more like a "toot" and sounds like a whetstone sharpening a saw blade. The one shown here was injured in the wild and was at the raptor rehab center in northern Michigan called Wings of Wonder near Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. It could not be returned to the wild and lives at the center and used for education in schools. The photos were taken in 2009 with a Canon Rebel and the early model Tamron 18-270 mm lens, shot a 270mm.
Thanks for viewing, John
Thanks for viewing, John
Dec 8, 2020 07:34:37 #
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Dec 8, 2020 07:48:14 #
Wow, what a fabulous set of owl portraits, John. The downloads are fabulous.
Dec 8, 2020 07:50:15 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Few raptors can be described as cute, but the Nort... (show quote)
Great images!!!!
He is a cute little guy
Dec 8, 2020 08:02:59 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Few raptors can be described as cute, but the Nort... (show quote)
Terrific set! Thanks for sharing. Appreciate the info on this raptor.
Dec 8, 2020 08:17:28 #
Dec 8, 2020 08:24:15 #
Scruffy looking little bugger...very nice images though, John. Thanks for sharing, we don't see many photos of them here on the hog!! 
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Dec 8, 2020 09:27:23 #
johnsonsjourneys wrote:
Owls are fascinating and this one is adorable! Great photos!
Thank you very much, JJ.
Dec 8, 2020 09:29:27 #
Bultaco wrote:
Great set, that's the first Saw-Whet Owl I've seen. Thanks.
Thank you very much, Bultaco. They're had to find in the wild, even if they're near.
Dec 8, 2020 09:31:02 #
flathead27ford wrote:
Cute little dude.
Thanks for commenting, FF. They are that, and a feared killer if your a mouse.
Dec 8, 2020 09:31:45 #
joehel2 wrote:
Wow, what a fabulous set of owl portraits, John. The downloads are fabulous.
Thank you very much, Joe.
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