Caption

Little owl (Athene noctua), small, widespread, but highly endangered native owl eats prey, a mouse, perch in a pollard tree, seems to enjoy the meal, young bird, side view, funny picture, native nature, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 25, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25M99_087

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31,3Mb (1,0Mb) / 13,5in x 9,0in / 4053 x 2702 (300dpi)

Keywords

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