Roger Powell / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) hunting, pouncing on prey, Prestwick Carr, Northumberland, UK. December

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) hunting over farmland, with Burnham-on-Crouch in background, Wallasea Wild Coast Project, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Wallasea Island, Essex, England, UK,...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) hunting over farmland, with Burnham-on-Crouch in background, Wallasea Wild Coast Project, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Wallasea Island, Essex, England, UK,...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, hunting, Essex, UK, January. Did you know? Short eared owls are unique amongst British owl species in that they nest on the ground.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, hunting, Essex, UK, January

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched in ivy, hunting, Essex, UK, January

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, hunting, Essex, UK, January. Did you know? The 'ears' of the Short eared owl are not ears but tufts of feathers.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, hunting, Essex, UK, January

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flying over moorland, North Uist, Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May

Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight over marshland, Vendee, west France, April

Andy Rouse / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in habitat, UK, controlled conditions, Captive