A wonderful photo of a little owl in flight. Little Owl Athene noctua. It is a small, stocky, 'hard' looking owl. It lives near fields and gardens in rural areas. It particularly likes these green areas, but does not like to live in very dense forest areas. It also nests in cracks, gaps in old buildings and holes in sand dunes. The little owl is a species of owl that is quite common all over the world, spreading over an area of ??approximately 10,000,000 km2 globally. Although the little owl is active at night, it is not completely nocturnal. The little owl, which is also quite active during the day, can be seen perched on telephone poles, fences, roofs and chimneys during the day. When approached, it shakes its head up and down nervously and anxiously. A different hunting behavior has been recorded. It leaves the small mammals it hunts to rot next to the nest area and waits for insects and other creatures to swarm around the carcass. It has been observed that when other creatures come to the carcass, it jumps on them from its perch and hunts them.
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