I had a lucky encounter with a N. Pygmy-Owl at a private residence west of Boulder yesterday morning. Well. . . I consider any encounter with an owl a bit of luck. A pair of frantic Western Bluebirds (using a sharp warning note I had not heard before) were carefully mobbing "the tiger in a teacup" from about 8 feet away and from the top of a ponderosa pine, while the owl perched in lower branches. A male Broad- tailed Hummingbird got right in the owl's face. Who says male hummers don't have any responsibilities?!
I got some snapshots of the owl and posted them here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Rostrhamus/NPygmyOwlJune32010# Good birding, Scott Severs Longmont -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
