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Short Eared Owls Fighting at a Feeding Ground, Britain - 03 Jan 2009
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andy Rouse / Rex Features ( 835579e )
Short Eared Owls Fighting, These dramatic pictures show two short eared owls fighting in the sky after clashing while hunting. Competing for the same small area of food, neither of the birds was willing to give way. The fight lasted for 10 minutes, with the two owls using their razor sharp claws to attack each other. However, eventually the tussle proved too much for one of the birds and it relinquished the field to the other owl; flying off in search of an easier source of food. Short-eared owls are diurnal (active at day) as well as nocturnal (active at night). They hunt voles, mice and small mammals, but will sometimes take young rabbits and small birds. There are estimated to be just over 2,000 pairs left in the UK after human activities, particularly habitat destruction by landowners, has caused their numbers to fall.
Short Eared Owls Fighting at a Feeding Ground, Britain - 03 Jan 2009
Short Eared Owls Fighting, These dramatic pictures show two short eared owls fighting in the sky after clashing while hunting. Competing for the same small area of food, neither of the birds was willing to give way. The fight lasted for 10 minutes, with the two owls using their razor sharp claws to attack each other. However, eventually the tussle proved too much for one of the birds and it relinquished the field to the other owl; flying off in search of an easier source of food. Short-eared owls are diurnal (active at day) as well as nocturnal (active at night). They hunt voles, mice and small mammals, but will sometimes take young rabbits and small birds. There are estimated to be just over 2,000 pairs left in the UK after human activities, particularly habitat destruction by landowners, has caused their numbers to fall.
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