Little owl (athene noctua) perched on a rock cliff. At just 20 centimetres in height this owl is, as its name implies, one of the smallest of its kind

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Little owl (athene noctua) perched on a rock cliff. At just 20 centimetres in height this owl is, as its name implies, one of the smallest of its kind. Living off insects, small mammals and small birds. Its habit of hunting at dawn and dusk allows it to prey on both nocturnal and diurnal animals. Photographed in the Negev Desert in May

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Size: 4096px × 6144px
Location: Israel
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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