Peek-A-Hoo: Curious owlet caught in a spin as it keeps a wary eye on photographer
- The unusual image was captured along the banks of the Rancharda lake near Ahmedabad, India
- The owlet was pictured peering down from under a tree branch and giving the photographer a curious glare
- Laukik Bajpai said: ‘It was a bit like hide and seek. The owlet was trying to take cover behind some branches’
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A spotted owlet was pictured peering down from under a tree branch and giving a watching photographer a curious glare.
The unusual image was captured along the banks of the Rancharda lake near Ahmedabad, India by marketing and sales manager Laukik Bajpai, 29.
Laukik said: ‘It was a bit like hide and seek. The owlet was trying to take cover behind some branches while watching my movements and probably wondered why I was so close to the nest.
A spotted owlet was pictured peering down from under a tree branch and giving a watching photographer a curious glare
‘The spotted owlet is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from mainland India to Southeast Asia.
‘They are a common resident of open habitats and have adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or building and nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying eggs.’
‘It’s rare for them to hang upside down and it was a very unique moment – I had waited for two hours in the same spot to make sure I wouldn’t frighten him.’
The unusual image was captured along the banks of the Rancharda lake near Ahmedabad, India by marketing and sales manager Laukik Bajpai, 29
Laukik said: ‘It was a bit like hide and seek. The owlet was trying to take cover behind some branches while watching my movements and probably wondered why I was so close to the nest’