Geoff's Gallery:   Rufous Owl (1/3)

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Ninox rufa  

This Rufous Owl is roosting periodically in the Banyan tree outside the front door of the Port Authority building in Cairns.

I was fortunate to visit the tree on a day when it had decided to use it for a roost. It had not been seen for the previous five days.