This owl is looking at you! Be glad you're not a vole or mouse...

It's a short-eared owl, but that's a bit of a misleading name because the 'ears' in question aren't really ears - they're just tufts of feathers which the owl sticks up when it's scared, cross or excited.

This photo was taken by Steve Knell in Northamptonshire. At the moment, short-eared owls are migrating to the UK from across the North Sea. This migration happens every year, but inevitably some birds need to stop for a rest on the way - which is why Kevin Duffy got this amazing photo when a short-eared owl perched on his North Sea oil installation!

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