It was a small bird, about the size of a sparrow, but it looked a bit like a tiny owl, with tufts over its eyes.

We got a much better recording of the bird than what we had before and started calling it in, and within about half an hour, the tiny owl flew into a perch right in front of us.

Without any visible signal from her rider, Aoife began to walk again, and the tiny owl wobbled a little.

A tiny buff-coloured owl appeared, launched into the air and flew in a tight circle around the cactus, before disappearing back into the hole.

He stood up for a better look and saw that it was a tiny owl, carrying a letter that was much too big for it.

The tiny owl, now hooting happily in his hand, had nibbled one of his fingers in what it seemed to think was an affectionate way.

The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) is a tiny but long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America.

The tiny owl blinked at Egwene again.

He is one of many people working in various, disparate efforts throughout the country to save endangered birds of prey, from majestic golden and bald eagles to tiny saw-whet owls.

Big fight over tiny owl - CNN/AP article on pygmy owl's endangered species status in Arizona.