Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

It is difficult to get photos of the elf owl, because the museum is mostly open during the day, and elf owls are mostly active at night. I really lucked out when I went last time because there was a special after-hours event. It was still hard to focus, but I finally got it working and, after a decade, was able to get a photo of the lightest owl (and one of three smallest) in the world.