Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female and nestling on nest in tree stump. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on nest after snowfall. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on nest in tree stump. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female in flight having taken off from nest, in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female flying with prey in beak. Flying back to nest in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched on Alder (Alnus sp) tree at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perching on an Apsen tree during the blue hour of dawn, Tartumaa, Estonia, April.
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Sven Zacek / Low angle shot of Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female returning to its nest at night. Southern Estonia, May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) chick trying to climb an aspen tree with its beak, talons and wings, Southern Estonia. June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) chick trying to climb an aspen tree with its beak, talons and wings, Southern Estonia. June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female feeding her young with part of a pellet it has regurgitated. Estonia, May.
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Sven Zacek / Female Ural owl (Strix uralensis) flying over a clear-cut area, Southern Estonia, May.
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Sven Zacek / Male Ural owl (Strix uralensis) flying to nest to feed female, Southern Estonia, March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) flying to nest with star trails in sky above, Estonia, May. Winner of the Birds category in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) fledgling hanging upside down from branch after losing balance, owlets' first day out of nest. Tartumaa County, Southern Estonia. June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) fledgling attempting to balance on branch using beak, talons and wings, owlets' first day out of nest. Tartumaa County, Southern Estonia. June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female watching fledgling learning to climb and balance on branch. Owlet's first day out of nest. Tartumaa County, Southern Estonia. June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female watching fledgling attempting to balance on branch. Owlet's first day out of nest. Tartumaa County, Southern Estonia. June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) fledgling trying to get back onto branch after losing balance. Owlet's first day out of nest. Tartumaa County, Southern Estonia. June.
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Tony Wu / Ural owl (Strix uralensis japonica) resting in hole in tree. Hokkaido, Japan. March.
Sven Zacek / Photographer Sven Zacek in a tree, photographing yawning Ural owl (Strix uralensis), Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. February
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) on a car, Vorumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female perching on birch branch surrounded by fresh spring greenery, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) nestling sleeping with food next to it, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) male with food and female flying in to retrieve it, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on the nest, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) nest tree which has fallen down after a storm. Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) flying in front of agricultural equipment in Vorumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched on hay bales, Vorumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female preening fledgling on a branch, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. June
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female with its fledgling on a branch, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. June
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female preening its fledgling on a branch, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. June
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) fledgling trying to balance itself on a branch, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. June
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) fledgling hanging upside down on branch, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. June
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in nest in forest habitat, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in flight, hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis)with common frog prey, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) feeding on vole, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) using an abandoned house as en elevated perch for hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) about to take off, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) feeding on vole in snow, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in flight, hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in flight, hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on the nest in evening light, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on the nest feeding a very young nestling in snowfall, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in Aspen tree in summer. Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female perched on spruce branch preening itself, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female carrying a caught water vole to her nestlings at sunset, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perching on an old spruce tree in red evening light, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female perching on spruce branch and stretching its wings, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) taking off from a spruce tree, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) nest on top of an aspen snag with a visiting Great-Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) male bringing food to the nesting female, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. April
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Sven Zacek / Photographer Sven Zacek photographing Ural owls (Strix uralensis) from a tree hide, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. June 2010.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) landed on prey in winter, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. January.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) frozen winter hunting habitat, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. January
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) print in snow after landing on prey, Valgamaa county, Southern Estonia. January
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Sven Zacek / Female Ural owl (Strix uralensis) preening foot, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia.
Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female perched on branch. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) fledgling chick attempting to climb old Birch (Betula sp) tree with Bracket fungus. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) fledgling chick stretching wings and legs. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) pair at nest on tree stump, female feeding on prey caught by male. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on nest. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. March.
Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in flight with prey for mate in beak. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in flight with prey for mate in beak. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) hidden inside Birch (Betula sp) tree trunk, on nest. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female hidden on nest at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female camouflaged on nest at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female perched on Spruce (Picea sp) branch at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female and nestling in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female with prey in talons, perched on Spruce (Picea sp) branch in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female taking off from Spruce (Picea sp) branch with prey in beak, in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female perched at nest site with nestling chick, Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) sleeping whilst perched on branch. Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female and chick at nest in tree stump. Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female and chick at nest, female regurgitating pellet. Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female interacting with chick on nest. Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) nestling at top of nest site preparing to jump and fledge nest. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (strix uralensis) chick on first day out of nest. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female snoozing on nest at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched beside nest in tree stump, at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female sitting on nest at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female landing on nest at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female sleeping on nest in falling snow. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
