British photographer Melissa Nolan captured a picture of Britain's smallest owl. The little owl, which was only 8 inches tall, flew across the countryside, perched on a branch, staring into the camera and looking very serious.
The species was introduced to Britain from Europe at the end of the 19th century, and it was hoped that they would kill cockroaches, but they later fled into the wild. They feed on flat grasslands and nest very low, at only 1600 feet.
Their beauty is not only their miniature round and cute body. In my opinion, their faces are also beautiful. In the usual stick figures, it is customary to reduce the face of an owl to two large eyes and a small mouth. Like other owls, the Owl has big eyes and a small mouth. The difference is that they have a golden iris in their eyes, which looks very elegant and very energetic.
They don't build their own houses, they only live in free second-hand houses — their homes on tree-shaped cacti are actually built by woodpeckers before and then abandoned. The tree-shaped cactus has enough moisture content and a thick padding, so it is definitely warm in winter and cool in summer. Coupled with the tall and powerful tree-shaped cacti and their own sharp weapons, ordinary people or beasts do not dare to patronize the nests where the owl is installed in the upper part of the cactus, so it is safe again.