scops-owl sp. - Sandeep Biswas

ML383321861

scops-owl sp. Otus sp.

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Location

Kolkata, West Bengal, IN (22.615, 88.461)
North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
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Map
Map Coordinates: 22.6153621, 88.4614937
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

A lone scops owl, spotted since Oct 26th. As dusk approached, it opened its eyes, stretched its wings, and started hunting small insects. Played calls of Eurasian and Oriental from Merlin but it responded to neither species. Uncertain about its ID between ESO and OSO.

Technical information

Model
DMC-G85
ISO
25600
Focal length
280 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/125 sec
Dimensions
2968 pixels x 1855 pixels
Original file size
1.81 MB