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LEFT An owl keeps an eye on Sven  ABOVE Ural owls fledge at about 35
                                                      from a ‘window’ in its ‘tree house’. The  days old and can fly relatively well at 45
                                                      birds occupy mature but not too dense  days.This youngster had left the nest
                                                      coniferous and mixed decidious forests  two days before so still needed plenty of
                                                      and are mainly active at night, with  practice in its new environment. It will
                                                      peaks at dusk and just before dawn.   reach sexual maturity before one year.
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