A “heart-warming” picture which captures the “fatherly love” of an owl for its chick has been announced as the winner of the South Downs National Park’s annual photography competition.
A “heart-warming” picture which captures the “fatherly love” of an owl for its chick has been announced as the winner of the South Downs National Park’s annual photography competition.
“Little Owl Chick and Dad”, by David Jeffery, took the top spot in the contest which attracted more than 500 entries.
The winning image, taken in Edburton, West Sussex, shows a male little owl preening its young next to a weather vane showing west to east and spelling “we”.
With a competition theme of Near and Far, the judging panel stated the image was “extraordinary and thought-provoking”.
