Owl near Melbourne - is this a Boobook?

["Greg & Val Clancy" <>]

Hi Cheryl,

The owl is clearly a Southern Boobook from its underparts that are blotched 
and not streaked as in the Barking, its green not bright yellow eyes, and 
the grey, not yellow feet.  Barking Owl eyes give the appearance of 
'staring'.
No offence intended but some members of this list have an interesting, but 
worrying, habit of guessing what a bird is.  This must be confusing to the 
person seeking help with an ID as they receive a number of answers when only 
one is correct.  May I suggest that if people aren't sure of an ID that they 
let someone else who is sure have a go.  Unless of course someone floats a 
photo as a guessing competition.
I have had a key to Australian owls published, which I will forward to you 
(Cheryl) and can forward a copy to anyone else who is interested.  Others 
wanting it should contact me off-site.
Regards

Greg Clancy