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Severed barn owl beak and feathers (Tyto alba). Dorset, UK. At least that's our best guess. Found near a fenceline in open fields on the Middlebere peninsula across from Arne. A peregrine kill maybe? Would a buzzard take an owl? Possibly the predator tore the beak off as a safety precaution...

Pair of juvenile bearded tits (Panurus biarmicus) in a reedbed. RSPB Radipole, Weymouth, UK. 15/07/11. The male on the right in particular seemed to be experimenting with the curious effects of gravity and kept pole-vaulting from side to side as I attempted to focus.

Male juvenile bearded tit. RSPB Radipole, Weymouth, UK. 15/07/11.

Is this is a juvenile bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus)? Face looks right but no moustache! RSPB Radipole, Weymouth. UK. It had begun to rain and a pair of these birds were tumbling acrobatically through the reeds as I headed home.

Barn owl chick flies up to the nest entrance to ambush the next food delivery. Arne, Dorset, UK. 07/07/11.

Barn owl hunting from a tall perch overlooking a crop field. Arne, Dorset, UK. 04/07/11.

Barn owl with freshly caught rat in its mouth. RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK. 27/06/11. The site of the nestbox is off-limits but the birds can be observed in flight from public areas of the reserve nearby.

Barn owl. RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK. The parents use this box to escape the attentions of the voracious chicks nearby.

Barn owl returning with a rodent for the 3 growing chicks. RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK. 27/06/11.