Javan Scops Owl

Javan Scops Owl

Otus angelinae
Mount Halimun Salak National Park, Java, Indonesia - 19 april 2019
I was birding in Java for the first time in 1999. We didn’t find nearly as many birds then as we did now, on my fourth visit. But we did see Javan Scops Owl, a very little known bird at the time. I even managed to get a tape recording of the calls and a photo (although quite blurry), something that nobody had achieved back then (I’ve been told). But now, 20 years later and thanks to a knowledgeable ranger, I finally got to upgrade that slide photo to a decent, sharp shot!