Australian Boobook
The smallest owl on
the Australian mainland, the Australian boobook is 27 to 36 cm (10.5 to 14 in)
long, with predominantly dark-brown plumage with prominent pale spots. It has
grey-green or yellow-green eyes. It is generally nocturnal, though sometimes it
is active at dawn and dusk, retiring to roost in secluded spots in the foliage
of trees. The Australian boobook feeds on insects and small vertebrates,
hunting by pouncing on them from tree perches. Breeding takes place from late
winter to early summer, using tree hollows as nesting sites.
Seen at the Botanica Lifestyle Resort where I live.
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