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A barn owl rests on an electric scale at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A barn owl rests on an electric scale at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A barn owl at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A barn owl at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Birdwatchers look on through their binoculars as fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Birdwatchers look on through their binoculars as fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A birdwatcher looks on through her binoculars as fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A birdwatcher looks on through her binoculars as fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Conservation officer Anna Kazazou releases a barn owl after examining it at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Conservation officer Anna Kazazou releases a barn owl after examining it at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A barn owl at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A barn owl at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Bird trainer Myrto Mazmanidi carries a barn owl on a falconry glove at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Bird trainer Myrto Mazmanidi carries a barn owl on a falconry glove at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A wooden nest for barn owls is placed at the top of an abandoned storage at the village of Modesto, near Larissa , central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A wooden nest for barn owls is placed at the top of an abandoned storage at the village of Modesto, near Larissa , central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A barn owl flies in an enclosure at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A barn owl flies in an enclosure at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Yossi Leshem, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology, left, and retired Gen. Mansour Abu Rashid, former director of Jordanian military intelligence, watch through their binoculars for birds as fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Yossi Leshem, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology, left, and retired Gen. Mansour Abu Rashid, former director of Jordanian military intelligence, watch through their binoculars for birds as fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Yossi Leshem, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology, left, and retired Gen. Mansour Abu Rashid, former director of Jordanian military intelligence, chat as a birdwatcher look on through his monocular while fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Yossi Leshem, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology, left, and retired Gen. Mansour Abu Rashid, former director of Jordanian military intelligence, chat as a birdwatcher look on through his monocular while fog covers the Karla lake, near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Conservation officer Anna Kazazou holds a barn owl after removing it from a nesting box at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Conservation officer Anna Kazazou holds a barn owl after removing it from a nesting box at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

A birdwatcher wears pins for barn owls, and the Greek environmental group TYTO as Karla lake , near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A birdwatcher wears pins for barn owls, and the Greek environmental group TYTO as Karla lake , near the town of Stefanovikeio, Larissa, central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Conservation officer Anna Kazazou examines the wing of a barn owl at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Conservation officer Anna Kazazou examines the wing of a barn owl at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Barn owls rest on a ledge at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, as another takes flight, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)

Barn owls rest on a ledge at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, as another takes flight, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis)