Eurasian Pygmy Owls - Glaucidium passerinumPhotos: Heinz Spath, Marktleuthen (Bavaria, Germany) |
In the woods of the Fichtelgebirge in North-East Bavaria the owls are still frequent, but due to their inconspicuous way of living, nearly unknown. |
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It is the smallest European owl
and has only the size of a starling. Therefore it can use the left caves of the Spotted Woodpecker. |
As the most owls
here it is eating small mammals but also birds. |
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Damnable wind... |
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