One of the first short-eared owls to be bred in captivity in the U.K. for around 30 years has been born.
Adorable pictures show six-week-old fluff ball Machrihanish, or Mac for short, who was born at the Scottish Owl Center, West Lothian, in Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
Keepers said the chick is the first of its species to be bred in captivity in Scotland and one of just a handful in the world.