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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Barn Owl

The Barn Owl with its heart shaped face is a bird of open country like farmland or grassland but prefers to hunt along the edges of forests.

It’s a nocturnal bird, but it often becomes active already shortly before dusk and can sometimes be seen during the day.

I spotted this (half sleepy) specimen in the hayloft of ‘Maison Maraite’ (see picture below)

Dutch name : Kerkuil
German name : Schleiereule
Latin name : Tyto alba

‘Maison Maraite’
‘Maison Maraite’
Mark Billiau.

A big thanks to Vera Böhm for the nomination of this picture.

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