Amherst has at least 1 Saw-whet

[Paul Lagasi]

Hi all who live within driving distance of Amherst, I was there Tuesday. After 22 trips to Owl Woods, where I've seen Boreal, Barred, Great Horned, Great Grey's, Long-Eared and Short-Eared and Snowy's. I had never seen a Saw-Whet...this all changed Tuesday. Took a photo of this guy. I had to heavily work on this photo with Photoshop, This little Owl was tucked behind branches with all kinds of junk in front of him, this photo is a composite of 5 shots, cut, curved to match colors, sized, reversed and pasted. He wasn't going anywhere but I left the little guy alone, to eat his mouse meal (which shows how really small these guys are)....maybe the next Saw-Whet I see will be more in the open. Hope you like the shot...506 is how many birds I have photos of.....Paul