this is a close up of a barn owl eating a rat

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farmer put up nesting boxes to keep owls on their land to kill mice and rats

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Australia
Photo credit: © SUSAN FLASHMAN / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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