His egg abandoned by his mother for failing to hatch, owlet Poldi was born days after his siblings, leaving him alone and vulnerable to predators. Luckily, his nest was in a tree on German artist and animal photographer Tanja Brandt’s property. Brandt’s Belgian shepherd, Ingo, who comes from a long line of police dogs, sensed that the tiny owl would not survive on his own and quickly took on a protective role. Despite their difference in size and species, Ingo and Poldi became fast friends. “They respect each other and can read each other,” Brandt says on her website. The photographer, who also cares for hawks, falcons and other owls, has captured the two pals’ bond in beautiful shots of them snuggling and exploring the outdoors together. From an uncertain…
