Caption

Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) adult perched on fence post along field while preening foot feathers in late spring, early summer

Date

Jun 20, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26I69_134

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.2Mb (15.1Mb) / 16.2in x 10.8in / 4868 x 3245 (300dpi)

Keywords

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