STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Tyto tenebricosa  

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
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© Vik Dunis 2018
Jarrahmond, VIC (Oct, 2018)

Sooty Owls usually roost during the day inside tree hollows or caves.

They are known to occasionally roost "out-of-doors", and that was the case with this one, observed quietly perched on a branch during daylight hours for a few consecutive days.

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)

Sooty Owl

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)

Sooty Owl

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)

Sooty Owl

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)

Sooty Owl

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)

Sooty Owl

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)

Lesser Sooty Owl