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The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the nineteenth century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early twentieth century.

This owl is a cavity nester and a clutch of about four eggs is laid in spring. The female does the incubation and the male brings food to the nest, first for the female and later for the newly hatched young. As the chicks grow, both parents hunt and bring them food, and the chicks leave the nest at about seven weeks of age.

The distribution is widespread across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its range in Eurasia extends from the Iberian Peninsula and Denmark eastwards to China and southwards to the Himalayas. In Africa it is present from Mauritania to Egypt, the Red Sea and Arabia. The bird has been introduced to New Zealand, and to the United Kingdom, where it has spread across much of England and the whole of Wales.

This is a sedentary species which is found in open countryside in a great range of habitats. These include agricultural land with hedgerows and trees, orchards, woodland verges, parks and gardens, as well as steppes and stony semi-deserts. It is also present in treeless areas such as dunes, and in the vicinity of ruins, quarries and rocky outcrops. It sometimes ventures into villages and suburbs. In the United Kingdom it is chiefly a bird of the lowlands, and usually occurs below 500 m (1,600 ft).

In continental Europe and Asia it may be found at much higher elevations; one individual was recorded from 3,600 m (12,000 ft) in Tibet.

The little owl is territorial, the male normally remaining in one territory for life. However the boundaries may expand and contract, being largest in the courtship season in spring. The home range, in which the bird actually hunts for food, varies with the type of habitat and time of year. Little owls with home-ranges that incorporate a high diversity of habitats are much smaller (< 2 ha) than those which breed in monotonous farmland (with home-ranges over 12 ha).

The little owl is partly diurnal and often perches boldly and prominently during the day. If living in an area with a large amount of human activity, little owls may grow used to humans and will remain on their perch, often in full view, while people are around. The little owl has a life expectancy of about sixteen years. However, many birds do not reach maturity; severe winters can take their toll and some birds are killed by road vehicles at night, so the average lifespan may be on the order of three years.

Breeding Bird Survey data suggest that little owl numbers are declining, with the UK population estimated to be down by 24 per cent between 1995 and 2008.

UK breeding:

5,700 pairs

Red Ladybug by Manoj Kumar

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little red ladybug ready to flying

little by little by Eta mae

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In a new day's tear,

full of emotion,

bitten nails sting.

The mind jumps

never quite landing.

Corners don't meet

and angles appear skewed.

The shape of what we are, will be

is left unfinished.

: listen :-)

thanks to those that take time to look and maybe listen too ^^

Little secret... by @petra

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Little Web Weaver by Gabriel F.W. Koch

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Little Egret by Mixed up Photography

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Little Egret photographed this morning on the Afon Dyfi from RSPB Ynyshir.

Ynys-hir RSPB reserve is a nature reserve of the RSPB situated beside the Dyfi estuary in Ceredigion, mid Wales between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth.

Little Stream by Guilherme

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little bluebird by Marie Brown Cottage Garden

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"Little Matterhorn" by Mike Tonge

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I'm sure there are many images that do this rock more justice than this! However, I couldn't resist taking a shot of the Little Matterhorn up on the ridge of Grey Friar in the Lake District.

It certainly resembles the Alpine beauty of the Matterhorn in its shape. The late light took some time to peer through the cloud as I stood here with Terry and John hoping for a little bit of illumination to highlight it's craggy features.

Little Time Left. by Erin Smith

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This 100+ year-old gem has little time left.

Little things by Marta IGOTIT

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little red squirrel by Mandy Hedley

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Squirrels in the UK

There are two species of squirrel in the UK; red squirrels and grey squirrels. Populations are currently estimated at approximately 140,000 red squirrels and 2.5 million grey squirrels. Red squirrels are our native species and have lived in the UK for around 10,000 years, Grey squirrels were introduced to the UK from North America by the Victorians in the 1800s, the first record of them escaping and establishing a wild population is 1876.

LITTLE OWL by wayne havenhand

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Little owl yesterday evening

Little egret by Andrina Laidler

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Little yellow rose by Martin Baertges

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Little Blue Heron by Bob Sablo

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Little bird house by Elena

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Little Passions by Daisypops1

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New Passion Flowers trying to brave the wind and rain in the garden.

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Little bird by Millarca 2010 (Carmilla Halasy)

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Little yellow flower by Rene Mensen

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Little Blue Heron by Nate.Arnold

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Little Blue Heron fishing under the mangroves at low tide.

Little Owl Family. by moi hicks

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Right place, right time. Wild Little Owlets look like their trying to push Dad out of the photo.

Little owl by roger collorick

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Little Owl ~ Athene noctua by Graham Hall

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I've been waiting years to get a shot of a Little owl. Not perfect light, but good enough.

This little fella was only about five minutes drive from my front door, sitting in an old orchard that I have driven past a hundred times or more. :@)

Little Gem by Ralph Clark

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Here's another shot from last weekend of the little gem I was fortunate to find and photograph. They might be small but you can't argue that Firecrests are not striking to look at.

Little Flower by Ozzy Delaney

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Little Owl 0819 by Jan Maguire

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Little Burrowing Owlet with a wide-open aperture - it was really overcast and dark this early morning.

little wings by F̶̅G̅.

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It must be the last flower photo for now.

Hey, I'm not a flower store or something. ;)

Try this ..... I honestly have no idea what flower this is. Its center looks like a cluster of small transparent insect wings when you look closely.

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little man by Giancarlo Vizzini

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Scala dei Turchi, Realmonte, Sicily

Little Wattlebird by Lance BB

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Little Wattlebird on Bottlebrush flower.

This was in a howling southerly with the flower/branch that the bird was sitting on waving up and down like a yo-yo. I am so impressed that the camera could capture the shot without blur!

DSC8174 Little Egret by Jeff Lack Wildlife&Nature

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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta

The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, egret a diminutive of Aigron, heron. The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.

It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents. The young fledge at about six weeks of age.

Its breeding distribution is in wetlands in warm temperate to tropical parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. A successful colonist, its range has gradually expanded north, with stable and self-sustaining populations now present in the United Kingdom.

It first appeared in the UK in significant numbers in 1989 and first bred in Dorset in 1996

In warmer locations, most birds are permanent residents; northern populations, including many European birds, migrate to Africa and southern Asia to over-winter there. The birds may also wander north in late summer after the breeding season, and their tendency to disperse may have assisted in the recent expansion of the bird's range. At one time common in Western Europe, it was hunted extensively in the 19th century to provide plumes for the decoration of hats and became locally extinct in northwestern Europe and scarce in the south. Around 1950, conservation laws were introduced in southern Europe to protect the species and their numbers began to increase. By the beginning of the 21st century the bird was breeding again in France, the Netherlands, Ireland and Britain. It has also begun to colonise the New World; it was first seen in Barbados in 1954 and first bred there in 1994. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the bird's global conservation status as being of least concern..

Little Blue Heron by Gary McHale

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Taken at Myakka River State Park, Florida.

Little Owl by Lesley Danford

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