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Owls and eye-shine

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Subject: Owls and eye-shine
From: John Tongue <>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:59:07 +1000
Hi all,
We just spot-lighted (spot-lit?) a pair of Boobook Owls in a tree in our Caravan Park in St. Helen's, Tas. They were getting very amourous, with quite a variety of little chattering, mewing calls. What we noticed, though, was the brightness of the eye-shine. I didn't realise they had eye-shine. I've heard that Nightjars do, but thought that was pretty unique among birds. Do other Owls have eye- shine, too?

John Tongue
Ulverstone (usually), Tas.
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