On a bank of live screens next to my painting easel, a female tawny owl shuffles her body as low as she can get it over a clutch of three shiny white eggs.
Visitors to the “Natural Treasures: The Best of British Wildlife in Art” exhibition will have the chance to vote for their favourite wild creatures.
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