Flammulated Owl

Flammulated Owl – A ghost in the night
Flammulated Owl – A ghost in the night
Birds

Flammulated Owl – A ghost in the night

Flammulated Owl is a small (sparrow sized), camouflaged owl with a ventriloqual call. Background Flammulated Owl is one of the smallest owls in North America. Only the Elf Owl is smaller in size. Although it has very indistinct ear tufts, it is the smallest of the eared owls being only slightly larger than [...]

By Dan Lockshaw|2026-02-11T21:02:09+00:00September 16th, 2017|Birds|Comments Off

The Owls of Chiapas
The Owls of Chiapas
Birds

The Owls of Chiapas

It’s taken me 15 years to finally get brave enough to return to Chiapas in search of the resident owls. Bordering Guatemala in the south of Mexico is the state of Chiapas. This is an important destination to see the owls of Central America. Chiapas host more species of owls than any other state in Mexico. The [...]

By Dan Lockshaw|2026-05-27T17:28:58+00:00June 8th, 2017|Birds|Comments Off