Caption

Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States 9 May Adult peering from nest hole in Saguaro cactus. Strigidae

Date

May 08, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/BIA

Reference

BRK26C91_352

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.1Mb (5.0Mb) / 10.6in x 15.8in / 3168 x 4752 (300dpi)

Keywords

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