The Owls are an Enigma. Feared and Fascinated both. They are Revered and also Despised. A sort of mixed feeling, all because of a lack of understanding of the Fascinating Birds of Prey, The Night Hunter, and the Indian Spotted Owlet. Here we publish a write-up on Spotted Owlet (Athene Brama) by Ragoo Rao, Ethologist, to create awareness on the marvellous creatures of nature and a little concern towards them. Now read on...
Athene, in the Greek language, means the Goddess of Wisdom and a Protector of Human Settlements, and Brama from our mythology means Bhrama Deva, the Wise Sage. Hence, the Taxonomical name given to the Indian Spotted Owlet is Athena Brama. Considered the Vahana of Goddess Lakshmi, the Spotted Owlets are the most highly adaptive birds among all Owls, to survive the onslaught of habitat degradation and also habitat changeover, successfully leading their Nature Ordained way of life in urban human habitations and also in the countryside in its natural habitat.
