A small brown and white barred owl perched upright on a branch with lichen and green foliage, looking directly at the camera with alert yellow eyes.

Jungle Owlet Perched and Alert

Camera: NIKON Z 9
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/1600s
ISO: 640
Focal Length: 600mm

A Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) rests on a lichen-covered branch in the East Deccan moist deciduous forests, its gaze fixed and attentive in the midday light. The small owl’s barred plumage and forward-facing yellow eyes are characteristic of this widespread Asian species, found across India’s deciduous woodlands. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved.