Deep in the pine.



We went looking for a boreal chickadee that was far out of its range, which we found.
There was a northern saw-whet owl roosting deep in the branches of the tree next to the dogwood bushes the chickadee was feeding on.
I don't think the chickadee knew the owl was there.
South western Ontario, Jan 9, 2022.
Aegolius acadicus
The Northern Saw-whet Owl may have been named for giving a call that sounds like a saw being sharpened on a whetting stone, but there is no consensus as to which of its several calls gave rise to the name.

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