Caption

In the daytime hiding place... European eagle owl (Bubo bubo), young owl spends the day in its hiding place under a bush in a sand pit, typical substitute habitat, dozing off, is changing its plumage, almost fully moulted, wildlife, native nature, Rhineland, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 13, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25M95_477

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (2,3Mb) / 9,7in x 14,6in / 2912 x 4368 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted young daytime sleep bush plant moulting Bird wild animal animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe Eurasian eagle-owl bird of prey typical change Owl young animal nap european hiding place Rhineland plumage Germany juvenile sandpit wildlife photography Niederrhein natural environment bird photography Central Europe Western europe Alternative habitat no one shrub moult animals in the wild open air NRW fauna European eagle-owl raptor characteristic exchange cub hideout German Federal Republic sand pit Lower Rhine habitat Middle Europe No People day vine molt Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia eagle owl pup snooze shelter Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody daylight North-Rhine Westphalia suckling doze FRG uninhabited youngs take a nap empty yuvenile hatchling youngster animal child sleeping bushes plants moultings Birds wild animals animals Eurasian eagle-owls birds of prey changing Owls young animals napping naps hiding places plumages juveniles sandpits natural environments shrubs European eagle-owls exchanging cubs eagle owls pups snoozing sucklings dozing BRD taking a nap yuveniles hatchlings animal childs sleeps plumage change Europe's changes hiding juvenil changing plumage exchanges feather change snoozes dozes takes a nap