Owls are nocturnal species and they play a key role in checking rodent population in farms and agricultural lands. Due to this fact, they are well known as farmers’ friend. Occasionally they feed on insects, birds, reptiles too.
This photo is a unique example of an owl feeding on another nocturnal species, a bat. Bats are very seldom seen in the
deserts of Qatar.
On June 4th 2020, 4:50am wildlife photographer Zaheer Abdul Rahman happened to visit the Irkaya and while photographing the birds therein happened to witness this unique record of an Owl catching a bat and feeding on it.
