Brood of Owls (IMAGE)
Caption
Short-eared Owls hatch asynchronously, a strategy towards countering changes in food supply - the bigger, older chicks can eat the younger ones. Short-eared Owls, however, specialize in prey that can be highly unpredictable and can exhibit high degrees of nomadism to locate areas of high prey availability to maximize their chances of rearing large broods. Photo taken in Scotland.
Credit
Neil Morrison
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