Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius ridgwayi
en route SW of San Pedro La Laguna , Sololá, Guatemala - 13 november 2023
Another of my most important targets was to see and photograph this relatively little-known member of the Aegolius genus. Relative to "our own" Boreal Owl, the equally rare Buff-fronted Owl of South America and the Northern Saw-whet Owl of North America. Now the quartet is complete, and it's time to move on... I had agreed with a local guide to help me out, but managed to have excellent views twice already early on my itinerary.