Spotted Eagle-Owl - Michael Hoit
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Location

Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
Western Cape, South Africa
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: -33.9896301, 18.4304237
Age and sex
Juvenile, Unknown sex - 1

Observation details

Phenomenal views of a completely unconcerned adult and youngster. The parent often made soft, gruff calls to reassure the youngster it was nearby; the latter still mostly covered with down but with "true" feathers coming through extensively above and well-grown wjng and tail feathers. The juv was watched holding a stick in its impressive talons, "chewing" at it - bill sharpening perhaps?

Technical information

Model
Galaxy S23 Ultra
ISO
10
Focal length
6.3 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/1.7
Shutter speed
1844431/250000000 sec
Dimensions
5217 pixels x 4320 pixels
Original file size
4.42 MB