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The Northern Saw-whet Owl seems very tame and unafraid perched on a brach in a shrub about four feet off the ground. This little Owl barely opened its eyes while visitors on the stopped to watch as the owl tried so hard to catch some shut eye. This owl is about the same size as a Pygmy-Owl or roughly eight inches tall when perched. It has no ear tufts and has soft, tan and chocolate blotchy streak markings on its belly and underside, darker and less blotchy on top with a conspicuous whitish V over the bill and eyes. This Owl can be found along the Pacific Coast from southeast Alaska and Canada to Southern Mexico and inland South USA in forests and coniferous groves.