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Kenny Crooks, the Wildlife Trust's Three Becks Project Officer took these amazing pictures of barn owls at their nest site in the Tees Valley earlier in the summer. It is great news that a pair of barn owls successfully reared young in our area as the species came close to extinction in Britain in the recent past.
Barn owls traditionally nest in barns and old buildings, although they sometimes nest in tree-holes or even purpose-built owl boxes. They also need suitable hunting habitat; long grass where they can find the mice and voles that form their diet. They eat an average of three mice every day, so a growing family needs a ready supply of small mammals. Their heart-shaped face is thought to channel the tiny rustling sounds of their prey towards their sensitive ears.See the full content of this document
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Barn Owl Success ; Cover Story
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