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This is a video of the Northern Pygmy Owl hunting. Notice the feathers on the back of it's head look like eyes

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Watch in HD (1080p HD) mode for best results. See a related article about how owls can turn their heads at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/31/170758750/how-owls-spin-their-heads-without-tearing-arteries Keep up with my recent work at https://www.facebook.com/scottcarpenterphotography Video taken on 31 January 2013 in Wallowa County, Oregon, USA Canon 1DIV + 1.4x + 600mm f/4

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1. The Northern Pygmy Owl is born with it's eyes closed.
2. Other names for the owl are, California Pygmy Owl, and the Mountain Pygmy Owl.
3. It's closest relative is the Cape Pygmy Owl.
4. The Northern Pygmy Owl is rarely seen in breeding season.
5. The oldest Northern Pygmy Owl was 3 years and 11 months old. The owl was a male.
6. The feathers on the back of the Northern Pygmy Owl's head make it look like it has eyes on the back of its head.
7. The Northern Pygmy Owl is one of the least studied owls on the continent.

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Northern Pygmy Owl- Apex Project  2-2-17 Bibliography

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The Northern Pygmy Owl is at least concern. They are not globally threatened but they are decking in western North America.

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Mostly coniferous(pine, fir, and spruce trees) and deciduous(trees that shed their leaves annually)forests. They basically like all types of trees. They also move to lower elevations during winter. One thing they rely on is for woodpeckers to make holes in trees for their nests. You can find them in western North America, from southeastern Alaska and British Columbia to California, Arizona, and northern Mexico.

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The main predators of the Northern Pygmy Owl are larger owls and raptors as well as some mammals like weasels. The main prey of the Northern Pygmy Owl are small and medium sized birds,small mammals, sometimes insects, and occasionally small reptiles and
amphibians. Some small mobbing birds mob the Northern Pygmy Owl. They don't know that the owl eats them.

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Northern Pygmy Owl

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1. Size-This owl's size is anywhere from 16 to 18 cm.(6.3 in. to 7.1 in.) tall.
2. Weight- A female weighs 2.5 oz. A male weighs slightly less at 2.2 oz.
3. Wingspan- Their wingspan is 38cm.(15in.)
4. Diet- The diet of a Northern Pygmy Owl is small and medium sized birds, small mammals, sometimes insects, and occasionally small  reptiles and amphibians.
5. Voice- The primary song is a series of high pitched sounds. Near nests you can hear trills, twitters, and chirps.
6.Hunting- The owl is mostly diurnal( most active during day time). The owl issues the perch and pounce technique; switches tail like a cat while focusing on prey. Then it will zigzag from branch to branch before dropping right on top of the prey.
7. Nesting- The Northern Pygmy Owl is a cavity nester; usually nests in old woodpecker holes in mature forests(fully grown trees). They will nest in dead or alive trees.
8. Eggs- 2 to 7 eggs are laid asynchronously(not occurring at the same time). The eggs are white and glossy.
9. Incubation- It takes 28 days to incubate the eggs. Only the  female incubates.
10. Nestling Period-  The nestling period is 23 days.

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Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Chordata
Class-Aves
Order-Strigiformes
Family -Strigidae
Genus-Glaucidium
Species-G. gnoma