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BirdPix:   733
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1922DB
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2008-12-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   We had driven to this spot one evening to go fishing, and parked the vehicle under a tree. Five of us clattered and banged, heaving this and that out of the vehicle, moving around and generally creating something of a rumpus. My daughter happened to look up and there, directly above us, was this Pel's Owl, completely unfazed by all our activity. I have noticed this phenomenon in Delta owls - they seem very laid back and relaxed in the presence of humans.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   370
Species name:   Scotopelia peli
Common name:   Pel's Fishing-Owl -- Visuil
Family:   Strigidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pel's Fishing owl Scotopelia peli
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-733
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 733 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Jake Mulvaney
Comment:  
Date:   2013-01-23 11:12:02
Species name:   Scotopelia peli -- Pel's Fishing-Owl; Visuil
Species code:   370

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