Caption

In its nesting cavity... Little owl (Athene noctua) nests in an old pollarded willow, sits in the entrance of a natural tree cavity, looks out of its cavity early in the morning, native nature, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Aug 11, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25L86_094

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,2Mb (1,5Mb) / 9,5in x 9,5in / 2850 x 2850 (300dpi)

Keywords

morning break of dawn entrance breeding deciduous tree tree trunk tree plant Bird wild animal incubate animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife sit Europe mood bird of prey early nesting hole Owl nesting site natural atmospheric old Salicaceae nest Willow european Rhineland Earless owl breeding ground Germany Pollard willow Little owl breeding burrow tree hole breeding season wildlife photography Niederrhein natural environment bird photography Central Europe Little Owl Western europe early in the morning Natural tree morning atmosphere entry trunk animals in the wild breed open air NRW fauna atmosphere raptor nest hole nesting place original Willow tree Wood owl breeding area German Federal Republic Pollarded willow breeding cavity tree cave breeding time Lower Rhine habitat Middle Europe morning scene log Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia breeding site Republic of Germany tree cavity natural habitat Morning North-Rhine Westphalia breeding place FRG tree hollow tree den entrances breedings deciduous trees tree trunks trees plants Birds wild animals incubating animals sitting birds of prey nesting holes Owls nesting sites nesting Willows Earless owls breeding grounds Pollard willows Little owls breeding burrows tree holes natural environments trunks nest holes originally Willow trees breeding areas Pollarded willows breeding cavities tree caves logs breeding sites tree cavities breeding places BRD incubates sits seated perched Europe's moody oldest nests breeding den breeds brood den