WILD WORLD
78 | June• 2019
Huddled together
at the opening of
an old waste-pipe
outside the city of
Kapurthala, India,
two curious spotted
owlets (the smaller
bird less than
20 c entimetres
high) look
inquisitively straight
ahead. This species
has adapted well to
urban life.
DREAM DUELBY MICHEL D’OULTREMONT/BELGIUM
As storm clouds gathered over the Ardennes Forest in
Belgium, the thrilling sound of two red deer stags, roaring
in competition over females, echoed through the trees. Well
matched, neither challenger was giving way, and the contest
escalated into a noisy clash of antlers.PIPE OWLS
BY ARSHDEEP SINGH
INDIA