Barn Owl Tyto alba - Hovering
It has been wonderful to watch, from some distance, this graceful pale bird gliding elegantly like some huge white moth, along the tree line bordering the rough grassland fields at the back of my house.
On this particular evening, the longest day of the year, it came a little closer and with legs dangling above the hedge, dark eyes focused, prepared to drop and make a kill. The pattern of its daylight forays in search of food and consistency of return route suggest it has young to feed.
Barn Owl Tyto alba - Hovering
It has been wonderful to watch, from some distance, this graceful pale bird gliding elegantly like some huge white moth, along the tree line bordering the rough grassland fields at the back of my house.
On this particular evening, the longest day of the year, it came a little closer and with legs dangling above the hedge, dark eyes focused, prepared to drop and make a kill. The pattern of its daylight forays in search of food and consistency of return route suggest it has young to feed.