Long Eared Owl

It is difficult for us to believe that our beloved felines are merciless bird hunters. They do not do it out of cruelty, but because they are responding to their primitive hunter instinct. And it is amazing how efficient they are: they approach the prey in total silence and just in a jump they are already on the poor animal.

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Gamekeeper Simon Lester offers his guide to these mesmerising creatures, from the pocket-sized Little Owl to the fearsome Eagle Owl - a bird large enough to carry off a baby deer.

A first for me, seeing a wild owl in the Netherlands. And it was not one, it seemed that there were 15 owls or so in that tree! I enjoyed it very much. Thanks Robert, that was a good tip. Explored no. 332:10-12-2011