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Photo of the Month - February 2013

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Dear Nature Canada,
I've spent two years looking for a Western Screech-Owl, since I last came across one at the same park. It was photographed at Hardy Falls Regional Park in Peachland, British Columbia.

Sincerely,
Tania Simpson,
British Columbia

Thanks Tania, this is a great shot!

The Western Screech-Owl is a small owl found in urban as well as wild lands of western North America. This owl prefers open forest for foraging and requires cavities in old, large trees for nesting and roosting. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada splits the western screech-owl into two subspecies; The Kennicottii subspecies was designated Special Concern, and the Macfarlanei is designated Endangered.

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