Owl Western Barn (Tyto alba) electrocuted – Madagascar

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This was a sad sighting.  It was raining the night before so I assume with wet wings the owl created a short circuit on the power line; death was instant of a beautiful bird.

This image  was used at the Pesticide Applicators Professional Association’s seminar on May 23rd 2018 in Santa Maria CA USA for a presentation on Barn Owls for Natural Rodent Control by Rebecca Dmytryk of Humane Wildlife Control.