'Dusk Rooftop Visitor' - at my home tonight in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales
Apologies for the grainy picture quality - but I was outside hiding behind the rear corner wall of our bungalow - so as not to disturb our visitor! Simply had to take and share the shot!
I used a Tamron 28-300mm lens at 300mm to take the shot. Camera settings on my Canon EOS 1200D were ISO 3200, F 6.3 and Exposure 1/30sec.
It's 20.15pm - twenty five minutes after sunset. We've had heavy rain and thunderstorms since Mid Afternoon.
Just looked outside to see if the rain had stopped and I spotted this somewhat dishevelled Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) perched on a ridge tile adjacent to the Solar Panels on our bungalow's rear roof.
We've heard owls in the trees bordering the adjacent field to the rear of our bungalow but it's the first time one's visited in daylight.
We do here them much closer at night and it's quite feasible this or other owls may roost/visit overnight too.
'Dusk Rooftop Visitor' - at my home tonight in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales
Apologies for the grainy picture quality - but I was outside hiding behind the rear corner wall of our bungalow - so as not to disturb our visitor! Simply had to take and share the shot!
I used a Tamron 28-300mm lens at 300mm to take the shot. Camera settings on my Canon EOS 1200D were ISO 3200, F 6.3 and Exposure 1/30sec.
It's 20.15pm - twenty five minutes after sunset. We've had heavy rain and thunderstorms since Mid Afternoon.
Just looked outside to see if the rain had stopped and I spotted this somewhat dishevelled Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) perched on a ridge tile adjacent to the Solar Panels on our bungalow's rear roof.
We've heard owls in the trees bordering the adjacent field to the rear of our bungalow but it's the first time one's visited in daylight.
We do here them much closer at night and it's quite feasible this or other owls may roost/visit overnight too.