Spotted in the darkness.

Went out the house on Wednesday night to lock the car, using the remote which causes the car to beep and flashes the hazard lights. This caused something to fly off the roof rack and settle on a nearby wall, which waited patiently for me to get my camera. The bird, not the wall - it's always there.

In almost total darkness, using a bit of backlit ( from a nearby street-lamp) outlined feathers to focus on, I got three photo's before he flew away.

A bit of discussion between myself and others as to whether its a Cape Eagle Owl or Spotted Eagle Owl, but going by the breast feathers and eye colour, I'm pretty sure it's the spotted version.


Any ornithologists are welcome to comment ;)

:) :)