Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
On the way from Amruthapura to Hadikere (both villages in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka), I saw this spotted owlet sitting on a twig by the side of the road, probably drying itself up.
Photographed at: Amruthapura, Karnataka on 2013-09-07Album: Roadtrip To Shimoga
Family:
Strigidae
Name in Kannada: ಹಾಲಕ್ಕಿ