JamesO'Neill
Short-Eared Owl ~ explored
I have searched for years for a short-eared owl. These comical-looking birds are scarce at best in Ireland, and every time I've checked out a regular site, I've never seen one. So when a report came of a SEO at a small headland near Bangor, I got the earliest train to Bangor I could this morning. I cycled to the headland and connected with the bird very quickly. It was one of the most superb birds in flight I have seen for a while - graceful, buoyant flight, almost floating over the grass. Later on, the sun came out and I got a shock as the owl landed on the ground - beside a second SEO! I spent the golden evening photographing them, and watching them hunt and interact.
Life is good!!
Short-Eared Owl ~ explored
I have searched for years for a short-eared owl. These comical-looking birds are scarce at best in Ireland, and every time I've checked out a regular site, I've never seen one. So when a report came of a SEO at a small headland near Bangor, I got the earliest train to Bangor I could this morning. I cycled to the headland and connected with the bird very quickly. It was one of the most superb birds in flight I have seen for a while - graceful, buoyant flight, almost floating over the grass. Later on, the sun came out and I got a shock as the owl landed on the ground - beside a second SEO! I spent the golden evening photographing them, and watching them hunt and interact.
Life is good!!