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Ninox boobook

7 Southern Boobook at suppressed

Ninox boobook at suppressed - 26 Feb 2023
Ninox boobook at suppressed - 26 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Ninox boobook 18 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Ninox boobook 18 Mar 2023 rawshorty

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User's notes

The adults were last seen on 20/2/23 so I would think the youngster is fully independent from that point. On this day the bird was quite fascinated with the butterflies flying among the tree it was in.

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Curiosity wrote:
   18 Mar 2023
Lovely, poignant images! And the butterflies set up the whole scene.

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Nearby sightings

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Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2023 by Christine Dispar compacta (Barred Skipper) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2023 by Christine Ninox boobook (Southern Boobook) at Acton, ACT - 20 Feb 2023 by rawshorty Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok Salma cinerascens (A Pyralid moth) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Acton, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by Jenny54 Scopula (genus) (A wave moth) at Acton, ACT - 16 Oct 2021 by Cricket Pimelea linifolia (Slender Rice Flower) at Acton, ACT - 5 Oct 2021 by Cricket Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Acton, ACT - 29 Aug 2021 by Ned_Johnston Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Acton, ACT - 29 Aug 2021 by Ned_Johnston Acacia lanigera var. lanigera (Woolly Wattle, Hairy Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jun 2021 by MatthewFrawley Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jun 2021 by MatthewFrawley Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Acton, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ClubFED Backobourkia sp. (genus) (An orb weaver) at Acton, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ClubFED Gastrophora henricaria (Fallen-bark Looper, Beautiful Leaf Moth) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2020 by jbromilow50 Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Acton, ACT - 17 Sep 2020 by ClubFED Stellaria pungens (Prickly Starwort) at Acton, ACT - 29 Aug 2020 by ConBoekel Callitris endlicheri (Black Cypress Pine) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall Acacia lanigera var. lanigera (Woolly Wattle, Hairy Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall Grevillea juniperina subsp. sulphurea at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Box-leaf Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall Therevidae sp. (family) (Unidentified stiletto fly) at Acton, ACT - 19 Feb 2019 by Harrisi Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 17 Jan 2018 by RodDeb Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Acton, ACT - 24 Nov 2016 by David Thysanotus patersonii (Twining Fringe Lily) at Acton, ACT - 26 Oct 2016 by JudithRoach Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Acton, ACT - 13 Mar 2016 by MichaelMulvaney
Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2023 by Christine
Dispar compacta (Barred Skipper) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2023 by Christine
Ninox boobook (Southern Boobook) at Acton, ACT - 20 Feb 2023 by rawshorty
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok
Salma cinerascens (A Pyralid moth) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok
Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Acton, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by Jenny54
Scopula (genus) (A wave moth) at Acton, ACT - 16 Oct 2021 by Cricket
Pimelea linifolia (Slender Rice Flower) at Acton, ACT - 5 Oct 2021 by Cricket
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Acton, ACT - 29 Aug 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Acton, ACT - 29 Aug 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Acacia lanigera var. lanigera (Woolly Wattle, Hairy Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jun 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jun 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Acton, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ClubFED
Backobourkia sp. (genus) (An orb weaver) at Acton, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ClubFED
Gastrophora henricaria (Fallen-bark Looper, Beautiful Leaf Moth) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2020 by jbromilow50
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Acton, ACT - 17 Sep 2020 by ClubFED
Stellaria pungens (Prickly Starwort) at Acton, ACT - 29 Aug 2020 by ConBoekel
Callitris endlicheri (Black Cypress Pine) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia lanigera var. lanigera (Woolly Wattle, Hairy Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Grevillea juniperina subsp. sulphurea at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Box-leaf Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Therevidae sp. (family) (Unidentified stiletto fly) at Acton, ACT - 19 Feb 2019 by Harrisi
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 17 Jan 2018 by RodDeb
Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Acton, ACT - 24 Nov 2016 by David
Thysanotus patersonii (Twining Fringe Lily) at Acton, ACT - 26 Oct 2016 by JudithRoach
Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Acton, ACT - 13 Mar 2016 by MichaelMulvaney

Species information

  • Ninox boobook Scientific name
  • Southern Boobook Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 26 Feb 2023 01:10 PM Recorded on
  • rawshorty Recorded by

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