Bob the Pygmy Owl proudly shows off his friendship with Bill the Vole (Bill is shy, therefore he refused to pose for the camera and never looked up - like he was playing dead). Their friendship transcends the boundaries of the usual predator/prey relationship. Bob takes Bill out on regular aerial excursions to satisfy Bill's curiosity and also some jealousy of Bob's ability to fly. You can see how firmly but gently Bob is holding onto Bill with his right talons so Bill doesn't fall to a gruesome death. It's a beautiful thing, really!

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- Canon 7DmkII
- Canon 600mm f4L
- 1/125 sec, f4, 1600 ISO
_88A1807 by
Jason Kazuta, on Flickr