Tytus was traveling through the mountains of southern Poland, near Kraków, when, after covering many kilometers on foot and several days of effort, he spotted a Ural owl resting on a branch, hidden among the leaves. It seemed to be watching over the forest, silently observing everything that was happening. The Ural owl is a nocturnal bird of prey that inhabits the forests of Eastern Europe and Asia, hunting small rodents with remarkable precision and silent flight.