Name of the owl please..?

[Mayank Kohli]

canon 350d,75-300mm lens
f/5.6
1/125
ISO 400
focal length 300mm

[Bibhav Behera]

looks like a tawny owl who is pretending to be a pirate... (one eyed ...arr)

[A.S.Chandrashekaran]

Could this be a Spoted Owlet?
Quote "Habitat: Open or semi-open country, including semi-desert. Within and on outskirts of villages and cultivation, groves with old trees, and ruins. This species avoids thick forest. Lives from sea-level to about 1400m." Un-quote. Whole of India almost.
A.S.Chandrashekaran

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Mayank,
Some how I had missed this before. I would love have a bit more sharpness during capture and some sharpening during post processing. Where was this photographed? Is this a big crop?
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mayank Kohli]

ya..there is substantial cropping in this image..i know i should be getting more
stability and sharpness during capture but i am simply not able to hold my cam still when using the lens at the 300mm end! ..
this shot was taken near a lake in uttaranchal..close to bhimtal..
can anyone confirm which owl this is?

[Rahul Parekh]

Hi Mayank,

lovely capture...

It looks like a 'Asian Barred Owlet (juv.) to me. Still not very sure though

[A.S.Chandrashekaran]

"Athene Brama" commonly known as the 'Spotted Owlet'

Please find the Asian Barred Owl at the site below

http://www.birdfinders.co.uk/images/...nepal-2008.jpg