20 October 2026

elf owl

bird of the week 

around the size of a sparrow, this is the world's smallest raptor

5 comments:

  1. Even with those accusing eyes, I want to cradle him in my hand!

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  2. Or maybe, Owl Nice!

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  3. They are so cute! When I was a teen I would take care of neighbor's animals when they were away. Besides pets, there birds from a local wildlife rescue and museum, and they wouldn't be in the museum all the time, they got "time off." One of them was a pygmy owl, about an inch larger than the elf owl. It seemed so tiny! It had run into a truck windshield and was blinded, so couldn't live wild anymore. I have huge owls, not that I see them, I just see what they leave after dining at night!

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