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A mottled grey-brown owl with raised ear tufts roosts against a lichen-covered tree trunk, with softly blurred autumn woodland and pale sky behind it.

Scops Owl at Its Day Roost

A small scops owl perched upright against an oak trunk, its grey-brown plumage blending with lichen and bark among autumn leaves.

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Authentic wildlife photograph, 4:3 landscape. A single wild Eurasian scops owl roosts upright and motionless close against the trunk of an old lichen-covered oak, eyes half-closed, small ear tufts slightly raised, its streaked grey-brown plumage echoing the bark. Photographed from a respectful distance with a 400mm telephoto lens, slightly below eye level, shallow depth of field. The owl sits in the left third; to the right, soft out-of-focus woodland with amber and russet autumn leaves and pale grey sky. Soft overcast diffuse light, natural colours, accurate feather detail, subtle sensor grain. Quiet documentary mood. No people, no text, no logos.

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