Elf Owl

(Micrathene whitneyi)

Description:

Elf Owls are the world’s smallest owl by weight. These birds are strictly nocturnal and normally found from southern Arizona, south into Mexico. Finding these birds here establishes a record for California. Seen in Riverside County California.

Date Taken: 2017:06:19 20:23

Location:

Cottonwood Spring
Joshua Tree National Park, California
United States
2962.74 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/60

File Name: ElfOwl_D5X7119

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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