Photos from BirdsInBackyards.net
The Rufous Owl (rufous means reddish brown) is a pretty rare owl that lives mainly in rainforests of North Australia and New Guinea.
It is very shy and not seen very often. It is a strong owl for its size, taking prey from insects all the way to flying foxes.
Wow, these fellas look like hawks! Interesting how versatile the owls are!
Also thank you for sharing all these great owl pics and info, I joined the group spontaneously when I saw an interesting picture on my feed and now I've kinda started to look forward new owl news - these posts often make my day! Quality stuff!
If you haven't already, check out the Owl-natomy posts! They are a great way to learn a lot about the general anatomy of owls; I at least learned a lot from those posts.
Good tip! I went and studied the Owl-natomy posts and indeed learned a lot!