Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri juvenile

| Just fledged juvenile. The bird was seized in December 2003 from a local poacher trying to sell the young owl in Duékoué, Central Western Côte d'Ivoire. The bird had bumblefoot and, in spite of antibiotic treatment, died in a few days. | Photographer: Guy Rondeau All images subject to © Copyright
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