Title

Tawny owl

Caption

Tawny owl (Strix aluco) adult, with common shrew (Sorex araneus) as prey in its claws, sitting on a mossy branch, September (in captivity)

Date

Feb 19, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Paul Sawer

Reference

BRK22G13_096

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,4Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Brown owl Common shrew Earless owl Earless owls Eurasian shrew Europe Forest shrews Insectivora Insectivore Insectivores Mammal Mammalia Mammalian Mammals No People Owl Owls Red-toothed shrew September Septembers Sorex Sorex araneus Soricinae Soricini Strigiformes Strix Strix aluco Tawny owl Tawny owls Wood owl adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals in the wild animals of prey atmospheric autumn autumnal behavior behaviour bird photography bough branch branches capture catch catches claw claws covered with moss deserted eat empty fall fauna feed feeding forage foraging forest forested forests habitat ingestion long-tailed shrews mature matures moss moss covered moss-covered moss-grown mosses mossy natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside perched prey prey animal preying preys red-toothed shrews search for food searching for food sit sitting summer summery tree branch twig twigs uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography wood wooded Autumn atmosphere Shrew Shrew Mouse Shrews Soricidae animal feed animal feeds atmosphere autumn atmosphere autumn mood autumn moods autumnal atmosphere autumnal mood mood