Saw something today I've never seen before!

[amostart@mastoart.social]

Saw something today I've never seen before! A Western screech owl tucked away in their little cactus home! So pleased I was able to get a couple decent photos of it.

#sonorandesert #phoenix #arizona #saguaro #owl #birding #westernscreechowl

[elaterite@mastoart.social]

@amostart Very nice! I love owls! Have you ever seen a ferruginous pygmy owl in a saguaro? That's on my bucket list.

[morgunin@rollenspiel.social]

@amostart

That is awesome!

[florapis@toot.wales]

@amostart do you know what makes the holes? Presumably not the owls. Fabulous picture

[stargrace@gamepad.club]

@amostart This is so cool!

[welcomehomebh@mastodon.social]

@amostart OH WOW THATS AMAZING WHAT WERE YOU DOING TO GET THAT PIC?

[2003mugishaphocit@mastodon.social]

@amostart That is why nature is so interesting to visit and interect with.

[sergey_beliy@mastodon.ml]

@amostart Класс!

[nickrauchen@c.im]

@amostart

Great photos! Thanks for sharing.

I get the distinct impression of a "we are not amused" vibe from your subject.

[gullevek@famichiki.jp]

@amostart @softicecreamlesley Made my kids day

[amyfou@lingo.lol]

@amostart OMG !

[thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io]

@amostart that's amazing!!

[guillotine_jones@beige.party]

@amostart
You don't see that every day, Alexis, do you?

[amostart@mastoart.social]

@elaterite I have not! This was the first time I've seen a western screech owl and my first time seeing one in a cactus. Other than that, I've seen a handful of great horned owls around. My big bucket list item is to see a Gila monster in the wild!

[amostart@mastoart.social]

@welcomehomebh I was actually on a horseback ride and the guide pointed it out! Otherwise I probably would have missed it!

[amostart@mastoart.social]

@Florapis there are a few types of woodpeckers that are usually the ones who make the initial hole. The Gila woodpecker is the one I see and hear most frequently!

[amostart@mastoart.social]

@2003MugishaPhocit I absolutely love the desert for this exact reason. It's so full of life! Out in this same area was another saguaro that I suspect has a great horned owl nest. I need to go back and check that out a bit more

[amostart@mastoart.social]

@nickrauchen haha! Probably woke the poor thing up from their nap!

[amostart@mastoart.social]

@Guillotine_Jones nope! First time!

[monogrl@mastoart.social]

@amostart that is the most adorable happening everrr.