Can you find the Eastern screech owl?

[Playinghardball]

Look closely, and you’ll see an Eastern screech owl hiding in plain sight! These owls are nocturnal and their amazing camouflage allows them to go largely unnoticed in the daytime.

These owls only grow to about 22 cm (8.5 in) tall and weigh about 244 grams (8.6 oz), but they have been observed hunting squirrels and rats who rival them in length and weight. Eastern screech owls are found in North America from Canada all the way down to Mexico.

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[Liberal Veteran]

1. Not bad. Took a few seconds to make it out. -nt

[Warpy]

2. Once you spot it, it's hard not to see it.

Cute li'l fella, but they do make a racket sometimes. Their call is one of the first I learned how to do when I was an obnoxious kid in Dogpatch.

[CFLDem]

3. Pretty easy to spot

but probably almost impossible for animals that see in b&w.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Coloring is just amazing.

We have them here..no way can I spot one, the trees are too dense.
But at night, you can hear their screams for miles.
Not a pleasant sound.

[rudolph the red]

5. Cool picture

[dem in texas]

6. I hear the screech owls and sometimes the Great Horned owls in woods

I can hear them at night in the woods back behind our house. I usually hear the screech owls right before dawn. One night both types of owls started calling at the same time. So great - love being cozy in my bed and hear the birds call at night. Best of all is when the Whippoorwills call in the late spring.

[Skittles]

7. I find owls absolutely fascinating

I have an owl calendar

[NCarolinawoman]

8. Helps for the little guy to have his eyes closed.

They do open their eyes in the daylight, but usually in the shade. I was fortunate to have one come to a birdhouse that was actually MADE for screech owls. Didn't know if it would really work.

[Quantess]

9. What a cutie!

[sked14]

10. Beautiful little feller.

I love birds, they're my favorite species.

[flamin lib]

11. If you want one in your back yard just put up a house for them.

Lots of DIY plans on the net, just Google owl house or you can buy one for outlandish pricing. Audobonmagizine.org has good plans and directions.

They're very urban friendly and have a most soft, cooing call. Can't imagine why they're called schreech owls.

[bluestate10]

12. Yes, at the center of the tree mass, with horns at the top of it's head plumage.nt