tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post2266479797166902610..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Pygmy OwlChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-89748223556841672772008-01-17T16:12:00.000-07:002008-01-17T16:12:00.000-07:00Thanks, Matt. If only the photographic conditions ...Thanks, Matt. If only the photographic conditions and been more favorable -- and if the bird's face had not been at a bad angle and usually obscured by pine needles.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-91814261684401203432008-01-17T15:56:00.000-07:002008-01-17T15:56:00.000-07:00Count me in the owl column. But no one has yet ma...Count me in the owl column. But no one has yet made the obvious comment that a picture of a pygmy owl eating a bird is waaaaaay cooler than a pic of a SSH doing the same. :-)Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-71712762866282551432008-01-16T22:03:00.000-07:002008-01-16T22:03:00.000-07:00Chas emailed me to look at his pics. This is defi...Chas emailed me to look at his pics. This is definitely a Northern Pygmy-Owl. Indeed it's tail is proportionally much too short for a Sharp-shinned Hawk. N Pygmy-Owls have quite long tails with pale bars like this bird. Additionally, they have longitudinal dark streaks on their underparts.<BR/><BR/>Sharp-shinned Hawks are proportionally longer in body with much smaller heads and less dense streaking on underparts. Though not clearly visible in the pics, the beak looks close to the face like owls rather than extending <BR/>out from the face as in hawks.SRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363439970457747681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-48203279876472539992008-01-15T08:50:00.000-07:002008-01-15T08:50:00.000-07:00Steve,It seemed "chunky" for a hawk, and the pygmy...Steve,<BR/><BR/>It seemed "chunky" for a hawk, and the pygmy owl's stripes do run vertically. Maybe that's it. I should revise the blog post?Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-29338761064616056592008-01-15T07:41:00.000-07:002008-01-15T07:41:00.000-07:00Chas-- check out northern pygmy owl, which will co...Chas-- check out northern pygmy owl, which will come out in the day. My feeling is that its tail is VERY short for a sharpie.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-77512844632894678782008-01-13T20:57:00.000-07:002008-01-13T20:57:00.000-07:00Yes, it did look like a facial disk. But the barri...Yes, it did look like a facial disk. But the barring on this bird's chest runs vertically, whereas on the hawk owl the "bars" seem more horizontal.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-38099707904302262008-01-13T20:06:00.000-07:002008-01-13T20:06:00.000-07:00Hmmm. I'll be interested to hear what others say. ...Hmmm. I'll be interested to hear what others say. In the top picture, especially, that looks like a facial disk...dr. hypercubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248184324020645672noreply@blogger.com