This wee fella is Morepork , Ruru or also known as Tasmania spotted owl

Lucky to have him sitting on our fence this afternoon , managed to get within 3 feet .

[Carole G]

Wow, Ive never seen one in the wild. I hear them, but never spotted one

[Ian JB]

so nice to have in the wild.

[Ali P]

Yes I read that these lovely birds are not nocturnal but diurnal. Lucky for us as we may get chance to spot one during daylight hours if we are lucky!

[Diana]

How wonderful, I also have an owl shot which I almost posted today. I love to see them when they visit. Ours are nocturnal, so they only come early evening.

[Dawn]

@yorkshirekiwi hi it’s my first and are delighted

[Dawn]

@ianjb21 yes they sure are

[Dawn]

@alinz Thanking you and yes it was a thrill

[Dawn]

@ludwigsdiana Hi Dianne how cool they are so lovely

[Catherine]

A great shot of him. How lovely to get so close.

[Chris]

Hear them quite often in the bush around me but have not been lucky enough to capture one yet.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaaw ! how lovely to have this beautiful owl visit you ,in spite of being rather camera shy !!

[Maggiemae]

I do wish I had your opportunities but appreciate what you have captured so well!

[Dione Giorgio]

Cute fella and a lovely capture of him. Would have been better if captured from the front but 'beggars' cannot be choosers.

[sally agnew]

Wow, how nice to have him visit :)

[Joanna kate]

Nice to get this close

[tony gig]

Great shot.

[katy]

Incredibly close to have captured and wild animal. Terrific detail in the shot because of that I’m guessing

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, very cool capture.

[gloria jones]

Neat capture

[Kerri]

Beautiful bird

[Margaret Brown]

Well caught!

[Suzanne]

What a little cutie

[Pat Knowles]

You were lucky, that is so near for a shot of an owl!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh what a great find!

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Dawn]

@megpicatilly @kipper1951 Yes sure was so delighted
@beryl Certainly was.
@maggiemae Thanking you Maggiemae
@sangwann Yes agree did try but didnt want to disturb him
@hermann @joannakate @tonygig Thanking you
@grammyn Yes Katie was surprised to have been able to get so close @mittens @seattlite @kerristephens @craftymeg Thanking you all for visit .

[Dawn]

@happypat Yes I certainly was very lucky Pat
@koalagardens @agedrunner Thanking you both for visit

[wendy frost]

A great visitor to have and a brilliant capture and details.

[Wendy]

What a great shot with your 50 mm lens! Did you need to crop much to get this?
The focus is so clear and crisp, well done!

[Dawn]

@farmreporter Hi Wendy yes 50m lens no cropping he was sitting on our fence and I was able to get within 3 feet .

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[Nicole Campbell]

I liked that he is looking at you (at least it looks like he is looking at you)