Owls
The Eagle Owl (bubo bubo)
The eagle owl is the largest of our owls and one of the largest birds of Europe. At the end of the last century, the eagle owl was extinct by man. Nowadays, its recolonizing our regions. Several pairs now breed in rock crevices and in large forests. Eagle owls are very difficult to locate and you must be very lucky for seeing one.
| Face value: | 32 LUF |
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| Drawings: | Johan de Crem, Thoricourt (B); |
| Printing process: | héliogravure by Hélio Courvoisier S.A.; Fluorescent paper; 4/5 colours hélio; |
| Size: | 39.23 x 28.56 mm; 50 stamps per sheet. |

