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Little Owl / athene noctua. Lincolnshire. 24/06/16.
This is a female Little Owl with a very colourful prey item in her beak to feed her chicks with.
It is a Small Elephant Hawk-moth!
She really excels in her parental duties in my opinion. Not only does she supply varied and nutritional food for them, but 'pretty food' too. Now that's what I call a 'Super Mom'.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
The image was made during a photography session of almost three hours. It is the first time I have ever done flash photography too!
Initially I was helped out by Tom Robinson, who set up the light and flash-lights. After Tom left I settled quietly in the hide, clutching the remote-control flash trigger.
Just me, the LO family and a few glimpses of a Barn Owl for good measure.
Most definitely one of the best british wildlife encounters I have had. The three hours seemed to pass in a heartbeat, although thinking about it, they would wouldn't they - after all, my heart was beating very fast :-)
Little Owl DSC_3901
Little Owl / athene noctua. Lincolnshire. 24/06/16.
This is a female Little Owl with a very colourful prey item in her beak to feed her chicks with.
It is a Small Elephant Hawk-moth!
She really excels in her parental duties in my opinion. Not only does she supply varied and nutritional food for them, but 'pretty food' too. Now that's what I call a 'Super Mom'.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
The image was made during a photography session of almost three hours. It is the first time I have ever done flash photography too!
Initially I was helped out by Tom Robinson, who set up the light and flash-lights. After Tom left I settled quietly in the hide, clutching the remote-control flash trigger.
Just me, the LO family and a few glimpses of a Barn Owl for good measure.
Most definitely one of the best british wildlife encounters I have had. The three hours seemed to pass in a heartbeat, although thinking about it, they would wouldn't they - after all, my heart was beating very fast :-)