Spotted Owlet (Athene Brahma) nesting high in the heavily carved wall of the Modhera Sun temple, built after 1026 and dedicated to the Hindu goddess, Surya.

Spotted owlet (Athene brama), Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Spotted owlet (Athene brama), Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Pearl-spotted owlet (pearl-spotted owl) (Glaucidium perlatum), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama), Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Pearl spotted owlet (Glaucidium perlatum), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Spotted Owlet bird, Athene brama, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama), Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama), Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) in a tree hole, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama), Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia