{"id":239,"date":"2019-11-26T06:14:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T06:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2022-05-25T08:30:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:30:23","slug":"indian-scops-owl-otus-bakkamoena-a-resident-owl-of-jims-jungle-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/indian-scops-owl-otus-bakkamoena-a-resident-owl-of-jims-jungle-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena) &#8211; A Resident Owl of Jim&#8217;s Jungle Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Scops Owl is a species found across southern Asia from Arabia in the west, through the Indian Subcontinent, and till Indonesia in Southeast Asia. It is a beautiful owl, about 23-25 cm in size. The species prefers forests and woodland areas and can occur in human habitations close to the forest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-240 size-medium\" title=\"Indian Scops Owl adult with young\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-adult-with-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2009-copy-300x216.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Scops Owl adult with young\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-adult-with-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2009-copy-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-adult-with-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2009-copy-1024x738.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-adult-with-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2009-copy-768x553.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-adult-with-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2009-copy-161x116.jpeg 161w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-adult-with-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2009-copy-150x108.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-adult-with-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2009-copy.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Indian Scops Owl adult with young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This family of Indian Scops Owl is a resident at Jim&#8217;s Jungle Retreat. The birds can be seen on their day perch in the dense trees and bamboo thickets and become active in the night when they hunt insects. The species breeds during summer and early monsoon when adults can be seen bringing feed for the young ones.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-241 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2066-copy-275x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Scops Owl young\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2066-copy-275x300.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2066-copy-938x1024.jpeg 938w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2066-copy-768x838.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2066-copy-106x116.jpeg 106w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2066-copy-150x164.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Indian-Scops-Owl-young-Copyright-Manoj-Sharma-MKS_2066-copy.jpeg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This family of Indian Scops Owl was photographed near Cottage 2 and 3, by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimsjungleretreat.com\"><strong>Jim&#8217;s Jungle Retreat<\/strong><\/a> Chief Naturalist, Manoj Sharma. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Scops Owl is a species found across southern Asia from Arabia in the west, through the Indian Subcontinent, and till Indonesia in Southeast Asia. It is a beautiful owl, about 23-25 cm in size. The species prefers forests and woodland areas and can occur in human habitations close to the forest. 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