Short Eared Owl perched on a fence post, taken in the golden hour. Ear tufts erect.

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After 4 years of photographing Short Eared Owls, this is my closest encounter with a perched bird. A wonderful experience!

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Burwell Fen, Cambridgeshire
Photo credit: © Chris Bainbridge / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: asio, barbed, bird, burwell, ear, eared, ears, eyes, fen, flammeus, golden, hour, january, migrant, owl, perched, post, short, tufts, winter, wire, wooden