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This Morning Outsideby Diane PorterFeb. 12, 2015 One of the prizes of The Lodge at Pico Bonito, in Honduras, is the sight of a Vermiculated Screech-Owl. I'm sure I would never have found this robin-sized bird without the aid of our guide, Elmer Escoto. He led us through a cocoa plantation (maintained just for wildlife) and steered us deep into a dense forest. In the trackless woods, Elmer stopped and told us to look up into the canopy. There, up high and barely visible through a tiny window in the leaves, was the small owl. We had to take turns standing where we could see it. The owl seemed unimpressed with its visitors, barely opening one eye in our direction. But we were very impressed with the owl
—Diane Porter
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