#western screech-owl

[fatchance]

I was very happy to see that my screech-owl friend Wyatt was back in his roost yesterday. A year ago a pair of ravens decided to squat in his cottonwood tree, and Wyatt was harried out of his spot. I like ravens, but I'm glad they have moved on.

Western screech-owl / tecolote del oeste (Megascops kennicottii), at San Pedro House, Cochise County, Arizona.

#photographers on tumblr #bird #western screech-owl #Megascops kennicottii #Wyatt #San Pedro House #San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area #Cochise County #Arizona

[shibesky]

owls of ga’hoole if it were epic

#owls #my art #owl #birds #owls of ga'hoole #ocs #owls of ga’hoole oc #idk #furry art #??? #guardians of ga'hoole #sorry i forgor #western screech owl #barn owl

[birdblues]

Western Screech Owl

#western screech owl #screech owl #owl #Megascops kennicottii #Strigiformes #Strigidae #Megascops #bird #upl

[vanillaflowerstuff]

some characters from a new comic idea i had,, they are shapeshifters & live in a redwood forest

#my art #unnamed deer comic #steller's jay #western screech owl #deer #digital art

[ferndragonsblaze]

The abbreviation for Western Screech Owls is WESO, aka “Western Screech Owl.”

Now that makes perfect sense given standard naming conventions, but every time I see it my first thought is “Western Eastern Screech Owl”

Which makes considerably less sense but is way funnier

#fern original post #western screech owl #screech owl #WESO #owl #birds

[spacefinch]

You guys

There is a screech owl in my neighborhood

(Not my photo, this is from allaboutbirds.org. Great website, by the way!)

Also, fun fact: Screech owls do not screech! They have a softer, trilling hoot. It sound like this.

If you do hear an owl screeching, it is most likely you heard a barn owl.

#owls #western screech owl #barn owl #late night #birdposting #Youtube

[tuliptiger]

Omg I forgot to mention I met an old retired guy who is an avid birder in the cemetery today. He saw me looking in the trees and I'm surprised he approached me because I was really trying to give off don't fuck with me rancid vibes. Personal safety and gender expectations aside he was super nice, talked a lot but specialized in owls! Which is what I was there to see!!!

He literally walked me to THE tree and THE spot with this little tiny mason jar sized western screech owl 🥺 it was everything I ever wanted it was adorable and I guess there's a pair of them. I'm love them.

#words #bird #birder #western screech owl #owl

[weizhentian]

Western Screech Owl cozy in the corner.

#western screech owl #borb #birds of prey #raptor #my photos

[rbade-art]

#western screech owl #screech owl #owl #strigidae #strigiformes #megascops #megascops kennicotti #october #mspaint

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii) © Roger Hall

It hatches from black, eastern, fine, short, small, urban, white, and wooded eggs.

squawkoverflow - the ultimate bird collecting game          🥚 hatch    ❤️ collect     🤝 connect

#squawkoverflow #western screech owl #megascops kennicottii #birds #roger hall

[herpsandbirds]

Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii), family Strigidae, nesting in a Saguaro cactus in Arizona, USA

photograph by mikullashbee

#screch owl #owl #bird #ornithology #strigidae #megascops #animals #nature #north america

[birdblues]

Western Screech Owl

#western screech owl #screech owl #owl #Megascops kennicottii #Strigiformes #Strigidae #Megascops #bird #upl

[d4rkpluto]

I remember someone said Scorpio Moons tend to look like black panthers? Now I can’t unsee it [western astrology]

But I did mention that Scorpio Moons look like owls as well, and owls specifically screeching owls represent Hades who is known as Pluto in Roman Mythology if I’m correct.

#Scorpio moon #Jennie Kim #Kylie Jenner #lily rose depp #lily rose #elizabeth taylor #Beyoncé #gisele bundchen #hades #Scorpio #Pluto

[mutant-distraction]

Fei Cheng

Western Screech Owl nesting on a saguaro 4' cactus

Sonoran Desert, AZ

[rhiannatruex]

Birds of 2023 (not comprehensive, only 30 would fit!)

Short Eared Owl

Eastern Screech Owl (red morph)

Stellar's Jay (interior)

Eastern Screech Owl

Great Horned Owlet

Spotted Towhee

Bobolink

American Avocet

Bald Eagle

Broad Tailed Hummingbird

House Wren

Purple Martin

Yellow Headed Blackbird

Wilson's Snipe

Mountain Bluebird

Brewer's Blackbird

Black Throated Blue Warbler

American Dipper

Lesser Yellowlegs

Yellow Eyed Junco

Western Meadowlark

Rufous Hummingbird (in captivity)

Mexican Jay (juvenile)

Black Throated Hummingbird (in captivity)

Curve Billed Thrasher

Costa's Hummingbird

Gambel's Quail

Pyrrhuxolia

Vermillion Flycatcher

Belted Kingfisher

I had 164 lifers this year, and I wish I could post them all!

#Queueue #bird #bird watching #birdwatching #birds #birb #birdwatchers #birdblr #Original Photography #photography #my photography #original photographer #photographers of tumblr #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #original photography blog #nature photography #nature #uncropped nature #wildlife #wildlife photography #wildlife photographer #critter #animal #washington state #west coast best coast #pnw #upper left corner #PNW Vibes #wa state

[ferndragonsblaze]

So

Every time I see “WESO,” which is shorthand for “WEstern Screech Owl,”

my mind fills in “Eastern” for the E

Western Eastern Screech Owl

That seems right

#fern original post #western screech owl