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Hawk Owl & Vole
Brian Stone

Hawk Owl & Vole (Surnia ulula)

This is a lucky shot. This owl swoops down to take voles placed on the snow for it but it is only in the frame for a fraction of a second. A second attempt produced a picture of a vole on the snow then just snow - no owl!

Note the little puff of snow below the vole.

It was breathtaking to watch.
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Habitat
Light mixed woodland
Location
Vaala, Finland
Date taken
10 Feb 2007
Scientific name
Surnia ulula
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P4 handheld to 20x Leica APO77
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Breathtaking indeed .. good timing for a great opportunity, well done!
 

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