Mother owl about to take off with rabbit to branch where baby owlets are waiting to feed.

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Mother owl had flown in from hunting and had a rabbit to feed her owlets. They had recently come out of the nest but weren't hunting on their own yet.

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Size: 4452px × 5100px
Location: California
Photo credit: © Noella Ballenger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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