Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi Catalina State Park Tucson ARIZONA USA 3 May 2003 Adult

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Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi Catalina State Park Tucson ARIZONA USA 3 May Adult peering from nest made inside of Saguaro Cactus trunk. Elf Owls nest in old woodpecker holes. The woodpeckers make the nest by drilling holes in the trunks of giant saguaro cacti. The nest is dry and cooler by 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit than the desert floor below. Strigidae

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Keywords: bird, cacti, cactus, giant, hole, insectivore, insectivorous, nest, owl, predator, regulation, saguaro, small, smallest, temperature, wildlife