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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium ridgwayi)

Posted on Aug 4, 2015

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium ridgwayi)

Yesterday RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser stumbled on his wonderful photo of this Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium ridgwayi). He said it instantly brought him back to that night of achievement in Costa Rica. He and Tyler Christensen had been conducting a nightly owl census for over a month but had been unsuccessful in calling in one of these feisty owls. On their last net check of the night they found their first net empty, believing it to be another disappointing evening. When they shined their headlamps on the second net they saw little yellow feet kneading at the net against the pole, and...

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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium ridgwayi)

Posted on Jan 24, 2015

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium ridgwayi)

This Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium ridgwayi) was described by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser as “tiny in stature, but not in tenacity”. It is only the size of a large sparrow but he can personally attest to the amount of significant amount of damage the bill and talons can inflict upon prey or banding human handlers.

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