Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/01

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Subject: [Leica] owl...
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 09:07:44 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Peter Cheyne wrote:

>This is great, Steve,
>
>what kind of owl is that little one?  So beautiful!  A great photo  
>too!  Does it really have silvery-blue feathers on the top of its head?
>
>All the best,
>
>Peter Cheyne
>

If I may answer for Steve... it's a Northern Saw-whet Owl.  The silvery-blue 
coloration is caused by the lighting.  This particular bird is 
non-releasable because she's blind in the left eye (she was hit by a car).

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com