Red-listed Ural owl

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Red-listed Ural owl

Red-listed Ural owl

This very rare nocturnal bird is the typical inhabitant of virgin beech forests. I was lucky to observe this red-listed species in the largest virgin beech forest of Europe - the Uholka-Shyrokyi Luh massif. 

UNESCO's World Natural Heritage.

Northeastern Carpathians

Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Transcarpathia

UKRAINE

January 2009

LukZem
on Jul 24, 2010 1:29 pm
Lat/Lon: 48.24347°N / 23.65586°E
Image Type(s): Wildlife
Image ID: 641139

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