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Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting a mouse at a church bell tower in Heredia Costa Rica. A single Barn Owl family can consume 3,000 rodents in a single 4 month breeding cycle, making them one of natures best pest control. Rodenticides on the other hand are expensive, counterproductive and incredibly destructive to wildlife and our shared environment.

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Uploaded on March 3, 2019
Taken on August 11, 2013