Don't mind me, I'm worn hoot! Tired and freezing owl takes a breather on the end of canoe

Northern Hawk Owl saved from Finnish lake by a local canoeist

Once ashore, the bird was dried off and could fly to safety

An exhausted – and soaked - owl takes a breather on a canoe’s deck after it was rescued from a freezing Finnish lake by a local adventurer.

The Northern Hawk Owl was found in the cold waters of Lake Tuusula, just north of Helsinki.

Once the owl had been transported ashore and dried off, it was able to fly off to the safety of the forest.

Thanks for getting me hoot: The exhausted Hawk Owl rests atop of the canoe deck after it was rescued from the freezing Finnish lake

Northern Hawk Owl, or Surnia ulula, differs from a majority of owls as it is not nocturnal, i.e. it is active during the day.

Like many owls, it feeds on small rodents and mammals as well as other birds.

Its name hails from a similarity in appearance and behaviour to hawks and can be found in North America and across Siberia and northern Scandinavia.

Lucky bird: Canoeist Pentti Taskinen found the owl floating in the water and rescued it from a sure death in the icy temperatures

Phew: Once safely ashore, the owl was dried off and returned to the forest