Young Barn Owls
Last year we had an owl house installed on our property in Lakeside, California. We did this because we like birds, and because owls do a great job of rodent control. I've read that one owl can consume up to 1000 rodents in a year. Within a week of installing the owl house, a couple of barn owls moved in, and in a short period of time had a couple of young owls. This means that at one time there were 4 owls living on or near our property. The rodent situation, this year, is much improved.
This poor pictures shows the 2012 crop of young barn owls waiting for their parents to come feed them. The problem that I've had photographing these beautiful birds is that they only come out after sunset. This was taken in very low light using an iso of 3200 shortly after sunset, but before absolute darkness. These young birds should take their first flight any day now, and my wife and I sit out every night with our binoculars waiting for them to fly. Last year, it was very comical watching the young birds learning to fly. Lots of bad landings.
I've put together a small set of pictures relating to the owls. Here's a link to that set www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157630045851110/...
Young Barn Owls
Last year we had an owl house installed on our property in Lakeside, California. We did this because we like birds, and because owls do a great job of rodent control. I've read that one owl can consume up to 1000 rodents in a year. Within a week of installing the owl house, a couple of barn owls moved in, and in a short period of time had a couple of young owls. This means that at one time there were 4 owls living on or near our property. The rodent situation, this year, is much improved.
This poor pictures shows the 2012 crop of young barn owls waiting for their parents to come feed them. The problem that I've had photographing these beautiful birds is that they only come out after sunset. This was taken in very low light using an iso of 3200 shortly after sunset, but before absolute darkness. These young birds should take their first flight any day now, and my wife and I sit out every night with our binoculars waiting for them to fly. Last year, it was very comical watching the young birds learning to fly. Lots of bad landings.
I've put together a small set of pictures relating to the owls. Here's a link to that set www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157630045851110/...