Gandalf, the agoraphobic owl, is given his own brick house

Gandalf the great grey owl peers out of a window at Knowsley Safari Park Photo: Mark Bridger / Rex Features

Gandalf the Great Grey Owl gets scared flying out in the open so his owners have built his aviary inside a brick shed.

He now spends his days watching the world go by out of his window.

"He is a bit of a wuss as he doesn't like flying in big open spaces," said owner Janet Southard, who runs the Wild Arena photography company, based inside Knowsley Safari Park near Liverpool.

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