A Barn Owl guards the nest in the Woodland Aviary at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. Unusual to find an Owl awake in daylight!

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A pair of Barn Owls have lived in their own aviary, just outside the Woodland Aviary at Healesville Sanctuary for some years. They enjoy their nest hole in old dead tree.

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Location: Woodland Aviary at Healesville sanctuary in Victoria, Australia
Photo credit: © GPNaturePhotos / Alamy / Afripics
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