A young Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco ) chick close up at approximately a month old in the UK


This young owl chick had fallen out of the nest at a very early age and was taken in by someone to get it healthy and bigger to try and release it back into the wild with a fighting is being fed on mice and day old chicks which it swallows whole!


Size: 3422px × 5142px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © T.M.O.Birds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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