Spotted Owlet

[Shyamala Kumar]

I was surprised to see this denizen of the night hanging out on a tree branch during the day,Nikon 7100+150-600mm 1/320s ISO800 Basavana Betta forest.August 2015

[Mrudul Godbole]

Piercing eyes. Nice to see it perched in the open. Liked the way it has folded one leg. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

We usually see these with 'cute' looks, but this one looks annoyed :D. They do perch on branches during the daytime. Seen a lot of them out in the open during late morning & afternoon.

[Shyamala Kumar]

No doubt the cause for its annoyance was me and my big lens. :)

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice. the greens in the BG make for a good contrast.
TFS
Roopak