Nature Picture Library: enchanted by owls

Ural owl (Strix uralensis) hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia.

Nature Picture Library photographer Sven Začek was stalking moose in a frozen Estonian forest when he saw his first Ural owl. Looking into her black eyes was the beginning of an obsession which has lasted for nearly two decades.

Sven’s extensive portfolio on the Ural owl reveals intimate insights into the behaviour of this charismatic bird throughout the year.

Read the full story in our Enchanted by Owls blog, complete with a downloadable PDF.

You can also see a wider range of images in our new Začek Ural owl gallery.

Nature Picture Library newsletter – 30 January, 2020.
Picture credit: Ural owl (Strix uralensis) hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. © Sven Začek / naturepl.com