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Superbowl@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Northern Pygmy Owl

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Northern Pygmy Owl

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Superbowl@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

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Photo from Pacific Northwest Birding

British Columbia, Canada January 2024

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What the heck? That’s a really tiny owl!
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  These guys are in the 6-7 inch / 16 cm range.
  
  Elf Owl is about 5 inches / 13cm, still significantly smaller than this little owl.
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  You know what we need…for scale.
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    On average, a medium-sized banana is typically about 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters) long.
    
    Pygmy is almost exactly one banana.
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      This is just amazing!

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