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Tawny Owl succesful hunting morning

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I have been moving the cameras each time I download footage to try and pick up different wildlife. I have tried to capture birds in trees a few times and have had some success although the shots tend to be short with birds moving very quickly and I only get a second or two footage. This footage is a different order over a 2 hour period this tawny owl arrives and successfully hunts and eats 2 mice. The camera is in a yew tree which provides a lovely flat platform. There is quite a bit of footage of a robin at 5.19am in the morning when light levels were still low under the tree. At 5.52am the tawny owl arrives and appears to be in hunting mode in this video and another one picked just 5 minutes later. At 6.15am the robin makes a brief appearance At 6.29am the tawny owl returns with a mouthful and sets about eating his prey. I am thinking it's a wood mouse but its ears are not visible! I have included all of the short videos as they show different aspects of the owl but they are esse