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A Northern Pigmy Owl!
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this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2024
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Birds don't really grow like that. Once they are flying that's pretty much their Max size. In fact, some adults can appear slightly smaller as some immature birds have larger "training" feathers.
Perhaps I used the wrong term. I think I meant branching? When they’re leaving the nest by hopping around (but not actually flying.)
Either way, compared to the size of the presumably adult Pygmy owls I’ve seen, this guy isn’t full size. (He still has some downy feathers poking through too.)