{"id":951,"date":"2014-06-17T20:45:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T12:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/?p=951"},"modified":"2014-06-17T20:45:20","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T12:45:20","slug":"oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/17\/oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Oriental Scops Owl at Kaeng Krachan National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oriental Scops Owl (<em>Otus sunia<\/em>) is a rare migrant to Singapore. I have not had the opportunity to see it locally yet. So when the opportunity came to see it in Thailand, I gladly made the night trek through flooded pathway, knee deep in water to one of its known site at Kaeng Krachan National Park in July 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/17\/oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park\/oriental-scops-owl-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1003\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/17\/oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park\/oriental-scops-owl-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KKC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1373054832&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Oriental Scops Owl&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oriental Scops Owl\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;KKC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175.jpg\" alt=\"Oriental Scops Owl\" width=\"625\" height=\"937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1175-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There in a hide, the guide played a short call, and immediately the owl showed itself. It then proceeded to call loudly while scanning it&#8217;s surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/17\/oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park\/oriental-scops-owl-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1005\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1005\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/17\/oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park\/oriental-scops-owl-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KKC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1373055491&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.16666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Oriental Scops Owl&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oriental Scops Owl\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;KKC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1005\" src=\"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403.jpg\" alt=\"Oriental Scops Owl\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1403-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see that it is calling from the raised throat area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/17\/oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park\/oriental-scops-owl-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/17\/oriental-scops-owl-at-kaeng-krachan-national-park\/oriental-scops-owl-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KKC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1373055084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Oriental Scops Owl&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oriental Scops Owl\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;KKC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1004\" src=\"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254.jpg\" alt=\"Oriental Scops Owl\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oriental-scops-owl-130705-109eos1d-fy1x1254-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oriental Scops Owl\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j7OClR6_JPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>All the photographs were taken illuminated by 2 flashlights. This permitted me to also capture a video of the owl in action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oriental Scops Owl (Otus sunia) is a rare migrant to Singapore. I have not had the opportunity to see it locally yet. 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