Title

Tawny owl

Caption

Tawny owl (Strix aluco) adult, with common shrew (Sorex araneus) as prey in claws, sitting in hollow tree trunk, England, August (in captivity)

Date

Feb 19, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Paul Sawer

Reference

BRK22G39_300

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (2,1Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3546 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

August Aves Bird Birds British Brown owl Common shrew Earless owl Earless owls England Eurasian shrew Europe European Championship European Championships Forest shrews Insectivora Insectivore Insectivores Mammal Mammalia Mammalian Mammals No People North Europe Northern Europe Owl Owls Red-toothed shrew 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 behavior behaviour bird photography breed breeding breeding area breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time breedings capture catch catches championship championships claw claws deserted eat empty fauna feed feeding forage foraging forest forested forests habitat hollow incubate incubating ingestion long-tailed shrews mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nest hole nesting nesting hole nesting holes nesting site nesting sites 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 tree cave tree cavity tree hole tree holes tree trunk tree trunks trees trunk uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography wood wooded Great Britain Shrew Shrew Mouse Shrews Soricidae UK United Kingdom animal feed animal feeds