SE-22681 Tengmalm's Owl

An unusual size postcard with Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus), received on January 21, 2011 from Emily (Sweden) http://www.postcrossing.com/user/itchy

Larger and longer-tailed than Little Owl, with large head and pale facial disc, arched high over the yellow eyes; upperparts dark grey-brown with large white spots, underparts paler. Young chocolate brown. Active at dusk and by night.

 About postcard: David Tipling / Alamy - GlobalPhoto; made in France