Western Screech Owl

"Western screech owl"

The photographer writes; The western screech owls are nesting in northern California, and this particular owl is giving the evil eye to the western gray squirrel climbing down the tree. Only the squirrel's tail was visible when the photo was taken by a remote camera just before dusk.

Image: Camera Trap Codger.

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As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the natural world and that there is a world out there that is populated by millions of unique species. We are a part of this world whether we like it or not: we have a choice to either preserve these species or to destroy them in search of short-term monetary gains. But if we decide to destroy these other life forms, the least we can do is to know what we are destroying by learning that they exist. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.

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Awwww,too cute! Amazing shot - they're so well blended it took a few moments to see the squirrel. Thanks for posting,I like "image of the day"!

By Diane in Ohio (not verified) on 09 May 2007 #permalink

To me it looks like they both run away from the camera man...