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amorousTopic: A BIG OWL
Here's a big Owl I spotted on top of the garage! awesome yellow eyes and he just sits there and gives you the look! I've found out a little more info and it turns out he's a Spotted Eagle Owl ! Awesome or what! I posted the info below the picture.
Spotted Eagle Owl
Bubo africanus
Description Medium to large owl with prominent ear tufts. Upper-parts dusky brown with pale spots, under-parts whitish and finely barred. Facial disk whitish to pale ochre. A more rufous morph exists in more arid areas.
Size 45cm, 480-850g Range Africa south of the equator, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Habitat Savannah, rocky outcrops, scrub, open and semi-open woodland, semi-deserts.
Food Invertebrates, small mammals, birds and reptiles. Breeding July-February, 2-4 eggs laid in scrape on the ground, normally sheltered by a bush, grass or rocks. Incubation 32 days. Young leave the nest by about 5 weeks and are fledged by 7 weeks, but remain with parents for at least another 5 weeks. Call Song is normally 1 or 2 " hoots"
Spotted Eagle Owl hooting!"followed by a 3 syllable hoot and then 1 long drawn out hoot hoo-hoo buhuhu-hoooh.
