Owl Nest - Tiszalök, Hungary

A little owl (kuvik in Hungarian) sits in its nest box in an attic in Tiszalök, a small town on the Tisza River in eastern Hungary, and this camera follows the pair as they rest, feed and raise their owlets each spring.

Little owls are only about 9 inches (22 cm) long and weigh around 6 ounces (180 g). They nest in holes in trees, walls and old buildings, usually lay three to five eggs, and feed mostly on insects, worms and small animals.

Unlike many owls, they're often seen perched out in the open during the day. Tiszalök lies on the edge of the Great Hungarian Plain, and its dam on the Tisza began making electricity in 1959.

Did You Know? The little owl was the symbol of the goddess Athena, and it appeared on silver coins in ancient Athens about 2,500 years ago.

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