Southern boobook owl

Animal
Acrobatic owl

This dapper little fellow is the smallest of Australia’s owls and is named the southern boobook owl for its ‘boo-book’ call. If you’re lucky enough to sight one you may be impressed by their dazzling acrobatic skills which are just the shot for snapping up their prey of insects and small mammals.

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Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre

Open your eyes to the natural world

The other-worldly looking structures of the pinnacles in Nambung National Park are so intriguing that they capture your full attention. But look a little closer and stay a little longer and a whole...

Address:

Indian Ocean Highway
South of Cervantes
Cervantes WA 6511
Australia

Open Hours
7 days 9.30am - 4.30pm

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