Dan Singer's photo of a long-eared owl fledgling, which was taken outside Offaly County Council's Aras an Chontae offices on Monday of this week. It's Owl-faly County Council, as owl pair pay a visit to Tullamore officesThe work being done at Offaly County Council's Aras an Chontae offices in Tullamore attracted the interest of an unusual duo when a pair of long-eared owl fledglings began appearing on its grounds in recent weeks. Local wildlife photographer Dan Singer was contacted, and arrived in time to get an excellent photo of the owl in one of the mature trees situated next to the council offices. Ricky Whelan explained that the long-eared owl is Ireland's most common breeding owl species and is well-distributed across the lowlands of the country. He estimates that the local owl pair are approximately six weeks old.
