Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio

Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio
Megascops asio

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Commonly found in Florida backyards, the Eastern Screech Owl utilizes camouflage and mimicry to remain undetected, sometimes even posing like a branch. They are devoted parents but prefer seeking out an abandoned woodpecker nest to building one from scratch.

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“Eastern Screech-Owl Life History, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.” , All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, , All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Screech-Owl/lifehistory.