Glaucidium gnoma  (Northern Pygmy-Owl)

© Larry Halverson (Photo ID #12130)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Invermere
Photographer	Larry Halverson
Habitat	rural, grassy meadow
Photo Date	November 10, 2009
Upload Date	September 10, 2010
Elevation (m)	860
Latitude	50.5120086669922
Longitude	-116.000389099121
Photo ID #	12130
Comments	Taken beside the Town and Country Feed Store Owl (must have read the sign) Northern Pygmy Owl - Canada\'s smallest owl. They are smaller than an American Robin - about 7 inches high. They may be small but they can carry prey weighing up to 3 times its own weight. This White-footed Deer Mouse was an easy lift to the poplar tree perch.