Hi all,
While out doing some everyday birding I stumbled across a red morph Eastern
Screech-Owl. What a surprise to be walking slowly through some woods and to
look up and see this bird up in a tree right in front of you but only the
back side of it at first. Backing off and circling around to the front of
this bird at a distance it gave a couple of hard to get quick photos before
leaving the area quietly. Nice to see a Screech Owl out a tree cavity for a
change. This owl would have been so easy to miss but I just happened to
look up at the right time. First sighting this fall-winter of a screech-owl
for me. This bird has not been reported by anyone at this location that I
know of. A cloudy day with low winds and mild temps around 35 degrees.
A couple images of the Eastern Screech-Owl at a distance at the link below
if you care to view them:
http://www.windowtowildlife.com/eastern-screech-owl-red-morph-in-milwaukee-county-wisconsin-on-november-16-2022/
Thanks and good birding,
Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee Waukesha Co
windowtowildlife.com
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