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Interesting about how a female LEGO builds her nest. Hopefully very few males die in the nest!

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Just one report in the Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas, so probably a freak occurrence... but really interesting...

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Awesome! I've never heard of elf owls before!

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Smallest owl on the planet--and they eat scorpions!

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Oh wow, even smaller than northern saw-whet? (Which I still haven't been lucky enough to see!)

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Yep. Half the weight of a Saw-whet and standing at 5.75 inches (Saw-whets are closer to 8 inches tall). Got to be puny to fit in those woodpecker holes!

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