IMAGES captured on May 22 show a barn owl dad leaving his abode only to return with some voles for his fresh chicks and their mum.
The dutiful dad bringing back voles for his Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England.: IMAGES captured on May 22 show a barn owl dad leaving his abode only to return with some voles for his fresh chicks and their of the images shows the barn owl dad flying out of the barn to capture the faithful dad was quick enough to capture three voles in a short span of time and brought them back to his a heart-shaped face, buff back and wings and pure white underparts, the barn owl is a distinctive and much-loved countryside owls eat mice, voles, shrews and some larger mammals and small birdsVoles are small rodents that grow to 8?23 cm, depending on the species. These images were captured by Irene Amiet (42) in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, this time of the year, the barn owl?s chicks hatch,? said the male does all the hunting for the roughly three weeks it takes the chicks to grow feathers during which time the female will keep them a proficient hunter, this male caught three voles in a short timespan and carried them back to the disused barn where they always used the same window to advisable to keep a safe distance to barn owls as they are a protected species and this time of year especially need to have the space to brood and raise their mediadrumimages/IreneAmiet
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