We started with a stakeout at the nesting hole of a Lesser Sooty Owl. By late August, the Sooty Owl chicks have usually left the nest hole.
Owls may represent the largest threat to gliders. Powerful owls and sooty owls both prey upon them. Dingos and introduced foxes also take P. volans. Because they are gliders, it is likely that they can escape predators by "flying" away.
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Other common names: Dark Wood-Owl; Lapland Owl; Striped Owl; Sooty Owl; Spectral Owl.
Lapland Owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. In some areas it is also called the Great Gray Ghost, Phantom of the north, Cinereous Owl, Spectral Owl, Lapland Owl, Spruce Owl, Bearded Owl and Sooty Owl.
See also: Owl, Rabbit, Perch, Diver, Swallow
 
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