Tawny Owl

thanks Ava for the ID!

@Jacob: sorry didn't understand what is a rehabber. But I hope the description answers your questions :)

Thanks Maria! It's a great photo so I'm sure someone will be able to ID it for you!

Thanks Karen and Jacob. This owl was spotted on a festival on one of the castles in Slovakia. As one of the attractions, there were two birds beeing shown to the public. I didn't upload the spotting of the other bird, only this owl. In that time it didn't come to my mind to ask what kind this is. Sorry for that. As far as I understood the story, the owl is privately held by the girl showing it to us. So, yes it is captive. Will update the info on the spotting.

Thanks Maria! Was this at rehabber?

What a lovely owl!
Can you let us know where you saw it in the notes so we can tell it is captive. I've ticked the "Help me ID this species" box for you so the community can help you find the exact species.

thanks Ashish.

thank you Jacob! btw. congrats to the fact that you have been featured on the National Moth Week blog! :)

How cute!

Look to be one of Strix genus...
Its cute as well as other Owls...!!