This one called out to be seen but it was tough spotting it. Good job Chin Hock was around to pick it out from the leaves and branches and also a bird wave running front, right and centre of the owlet. The quiet stretch of road leading up to the Kinabalu Mountain Lodge is a very productive area for birding. And that was where we caught up with this 360 degree 'head-turner'.
The first video was taken off a scope and cropped. As you can see, the collared owlet throws its call quite well with neck-baring bursts. With its head turn 180 degrees you will observe two eye-like patches at the back of its head to warn would-be attackers and also confuse them whether the owlet is facing forward of backward.
The next videos will show a glimpse of the back false eyes.