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English: A tawny owl ( Strix aluco)

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Deutsch: Ein Waldkauz (Strix aluco).
English: A tawny owl (Strix aluco).
Français : Une chouette hulotte (Strix aluco).
Русский: Серая или обыкновенная неясыть (Strix aluco).
Türkçe: boyu 37-39 cm, kanat açıklığı 94-104 cm olan Alaca baykuş
Date 3 May 2006
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Author K.-M. Hansche - Edited by: Arad
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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 15:23, 3 March 2007
Colour space Uncalibrated

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