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Elf owl        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Elf owls are the smallest owls in North America (and maybe the world).   They are fairly common in the Sonoran Desert, but very rare in California.   These were photographed at a remote desert oasis in California, and in the mountains of southeastern Arizona.

  • Canon 1D4 or 7D2; 800 mm IS lens with 1.4X converter, electronic flash (2013, 2020)