[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This captive Western Screech-Owl was photographed at the Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 28mm f3.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1985)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 17.5 in.]

This Whiskered Screech-Owl was photographed at Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA. Photo taken (by flashlight!) with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1985)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This California Scrub-Jay was photographed at a private ranch, Buellton, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 29, 2013)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This California Scrub-Jay was photographed in a coastal woodland near Morro Bay, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: November 1997)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This California Scrub-Jay was photographed at Monterey, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This California Scrub-Jay was photographed at Lopez Lake State Park, Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 8, 2013)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This Florida Scrub-Jay was photographed near Lake Okeechobee, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1979)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This "Central Texas" Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay was photographed at Kerr WMA, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 2001)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay was photographed at Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: September 13, 2011)