A little owl perches in an opening of an old thatched roof with weathered red roof tiles covered in moss and lichen. The owl looks to the right, blending almost seamlessly into the reeds. Bare branches run across the front of the roof.

Tucked into a gap in an old thatched roof, this little owl watches the world go by. Masters of camouflage, perfectly at home where old farmland meets forgotten buildings.

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Small but mighty - A #Littleowl showing its wingspan. I've managed to get one nicely in flight incoming straight ahead👌🏼😍
#wildlife #nature #photography #canonuk #ukwildlife #athenenoctua #birds🪶 #birdofprey #bird #photographersofbluesky #owl @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
📍 #England #UK

Enhancing the Long-term Viability and Reducing Extinction Risk of the Little Owl in Europe - Biodiversity Genomics Europe Case study Studying Historical DNA to help protect the Little Owl Researchers from the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen will sequence genomes from modern, recent, and historical little ...

Yesterday was #OwlAwarenessDay! 🦉
Discover how a team of researchers from the Globe Institute is studying historical #DNA to help protect the Little Owl (Athene noctua) in Europe - a project supported by
@biogeneurope.bsky.social

biodiversitygenomics.eu/2024/09/16/e... #littleowl #Athenenoctua

Ahir, passat migdia i a ple sol, vaig creuar mirades amb aquest mussol (Athene noctua): una preciositat que sovint passa desapercebuda... què macos són! 🥰 #athenenoctua #ocellsdecatalunya #birdsoftheworld

Une belle rencontre avec une chouette chevêche d'Athéna.
Regard perçant, une sentinelle au crépuscule.
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🌍🌏 Little owl (Athene noctua) The little owl, also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a small, plump owl, about 22 cm long, with a flat head, short tail, and striking yellow eyes beneath white "eyebrows" giving a stern expression. Its plumage is mottled brown and white. It is widely distributed across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, favoring open country like farmland, parkland, and orchards. Primarily crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) but often seen during the day, perched on posts or trees. They hunt small mammals, insects, and invertebrates, often swooping from a perch. Little owls are territorial and cavity-nesting, with males performing head-bobbing displays during courtship. Thirteen subspecies are recognised. 📷: Photo by Alpcem via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/owl-perched-animal-bird-wildlife-6466676/ JRQG

🌍🌏 Little owl (Athene noctua) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #LittleOwl #OwlOfAthena #OwlOfMinerva #AtheneNoctua | #Owls #TrueOwlFamily #BirdsOfPrey 📷: Photo by Alpcem🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): Square-format picture showing a Little Owl in full flight, with its wings outstretched, just before landing on a rock from which it usually scans the surroundings in search of prey. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Imagen de formato cuadrado en la que vemos a un Mochuelo en pleno vuelo, con las alas extendidas, justo antes de posarse en una roca desde la que acostumbra a otear el entorno en busca de presas. Camara Panasonic Lumix G90 Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ3.5-5.6 II Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ƒ5.6, 1/2000s, ISO 800, 600mm equivalente Científico: Athene noctua Castellano: Mochuelo Común o Europeo Catalá: Mussol o Miula Euskara: Mozolo Galego: Moucho Português: Mocho-Galego ou Chio Italiano: Civetta English: Little Owl, Owl of Athena or Owl of Minerva Français: Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette Chevêche Deutsch: Steinkauz

𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐨 ♀︎ (𝐴𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎), Sepúlveda, Segovia (España). Ya he publicado una imagen similar, pero no la misma.

#AtheneNoctua
#Mochuelo
#Mussol
#Mozolo
#Moucho
#MochoGalego
#Civetta
#LittleOwl
#ChevecheDAthena
#Steinkauz
#Birds 🪶
#Pajareo
#Nature
#Wildlife
#Nature
#Sepulveda
#lumixg90

🦉 All About the Little Owl! 🌍🎶
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𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): A Little Owl perched on an old, dry, bare branch, watches from a height with its yellow eyes fixed on the camera. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Un mochuelo posado sobre una vieja rama, seca y desnuda, observa desde cierta altura con sus ojos amarillos clavados en la cámara. Cámara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95 Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ4.5-5.6 II Datos Exif: Modo manual, ISO 1250, diafragma ƒ8.0, obturación 1/1000s Científico: Athene noctua Castellano: Mochuelo Europeo Catalá: Mussol Comú o Miula Euskera: Mozolo Arrunta Galego: Moucho Paleártico ou Común Português: Mocho-Galego ou Chio Italiano: Civetta English: Little Owl or Owl of Athena Français: Chevêche d'Athéna Deutsch: Steinkauz

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): A Little Owl rests on a nest box nailed to a wooden post. Since spring has just begun and it's breeding season, the little owl has likely chosen this man-made enclosure to nesting. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Un mochuelo descansa sobre una caja nido clavada en un poste de madera. Como la primavera acaba de comenzar y es época de reproducción, el mochuelo seguramente ha elegido esta estructura artificial para anidar. Cámara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95 Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ4.5-5.6 II Datos Exif: Modo manual, ISO 3200, diafragma ƒ9.0, obturación 1/1600s Científico: Athene noctua Castellano: Mochuelo Europeo Catalá: Mussol Comú o Miula Euskera: Mozolo Arrunta Galego: Moucho Paleártico ou Común Português: Mocho-Galego ou Chio Italiano: Civetta English: Little Owl or Owl of Athena Français: Chevêche d'Athéna Deutsch: Steinkauz

𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐨 (𝐴𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎), Lagunas de Villafáfila (Zamora, España).

#Mochuelo
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#MussolComú
#MozoloArrunta
#Moucho
#MochoGalego
#Civetta
#LittleOwl
#ChevecheDAthena
#Steinkauz
#Birds 🪶
#Pajareo
#Wildlife
#Nature
#Photography
#Villafafila
#LagunasDeVillafafila
#Spain

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Masters of camouflage! 🍂🦉🪨

A Little owl (Athene noctua) on a mound of rocks, shaking the plumage, scratching the head, cleaning the legs and preening.

📍Video recorded in Castilla y León, Spain, by Josep del Hoyo

#josepdelhoyo #LynxNatureBooks #owl #owls #athenenoctua

Starting with the athenes: the Little Owl.

#digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #littleowl #owlart #owl #owls #athene #athenenoctua

Mussol comú
Mochuelo
Athene noctua

#mussolcomu #mussol #mochuelo #athenenoctua #fotografiadeaves #naturaleza #fotografiadenaturaleza #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #avesnocturnas

'Little' was out enjoying the sunshine this morning... #littleowl #owls #athenenoctua #sunshine #birds #Yorkshire #nature #wildlife #RSPB

Smooth criminal - A #littleowl doing the #michaeljackson anti-gravity lean. You've been hit by a #smoothcriminal 🤭😂
#wildlife #nature #birds🪶 #photography #ukwildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #athenenoctua #canon #owl #photographersofbluesky @btobirds.bsky.social #birdofprey
📍 #Surrey #UK

Little Owl, Maple Cross, Hertfordshire

Little Owl staying one step ahead of the wildlife cameras.

#athenenoctua #bbcwildlife #bbcwildlifepotd #best_birds_of_ig #bestbirdshots #bird #bird_brilliance #birdfreaks #birding #birdnerd #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #britain

Athene noctua

#athenenoctua

The head of a Little Owl looking upwards and left. It looks a little surprised, or startled. The background is blurry green.

Apparently we're doing owls? Here's my offering from some years ago..

#SuperbOwl #owl #AtheneNoctua #LittleOwl

😍
#Athenenoctua

Little Owl perched with a blurry forest in the background.

#AtheneNoctua, which is Latin for #LittleOwl, but it's also referred to as #AtheneVidalii. A beautiful little Owl not much bigger than a Blackbird. Often to be found near or at farms.

This is my girlfriends favourite photo that I've taken. Refuses to call it anything other than the smol owl. To be fair, it is smol.

#owl #owls #littleowl #cute #smol #Athenenoctua #bird #birdsofprey #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #conservation #schedule1

Made a dedicated photography account now, go checkout @derwent-wildlife.bsky.social for the rest of my photography stuff.
I'll drop one last one here for now though!
#owl #owls #littleowl #Athenenoctua #bird #birdsofprey #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #conservation #schedule1

Little Owl aiming for an old fence post as she comes flying in. It is the most common Owl in the Netherlands and it always lives close to people. Its wings are spread and you can see some blurry tree tops and a white sky. Shot is taken from a lower angle,

Here’s a beautiful little owl on an old fence post. This owl is associated with the Greek goddess Athena, who was born from the head of Zeus, so she became the goddess of wisdom. Perhaps that’s why we often think of owls as symbols of intelligence today.
#AtheneNoctua #BirdsinLatin #Bird #Birding

Memories from Doñana!

#sketchbook #athenenoctua #littleowl #mochuelo

Small but mighty - A #litteowl deploying the anti-thrust as it comes in to land. You just love those serious eyes 🤭😄 #wildlife #nature #bird🪶 #photography #british #ukwildlife #athenenoctua #owl #birdinflight #birdofprey @rspb.bsky.social #bebediphotography @btobirds.bsky.social
📍 #Kent #UK

These pigs are up to something, lets get our eggs back. Three #littleowl #athenenoctua chicks waiting for Mama's #justeat delivery on a farm gate 😂 #wildlife #nature #birds🪶 #photography #canon #wildlifephotography #birdofprey #birdphotography
@rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
📍 #Sussex #UK