Close encounters

First of the year in late evening sun.

Shortie hunting at a Northumberland lake.

Poor lighting in a cold -14C cloudy evening.

Beaver county Alberta

Another shot from last weeks visit to enjoy these beautiful owls

Always a thrill to watch Short-eared Owls and I was privileged to watch this individual hunting over some local moorland yesterday evening and catching a number of large-looking voles.

Short-eared Owl flying in the distance.

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Sun finally came out so off to visit the owls for a couple of hours this afternoon

Wonderful memories for me to hold onto after spending time with the beautiful short eared owls today

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA La Seo Vieja de Lérida es la catedral y monumento más emblemático de la ciudad, se construyó en estilo románico, aunque sus bóvedas son de crucería ojival góticas. Se alza en el cerro conocido como Turó de la Seu Vella, una colina que domina la ciudad y la comarca del Segriá.

I would like to post something other than owls, but I’m afraid that’s mostly all I have for you at the moment. Abberton reservoir.

Spent some time considering an image I should use to pay tribute to a contact of mine, somebody who set a standard for me , and a great advocate for t#he Short Eared Owl , David Newby quality photographer RIP

Canon EOS-1D X

ƒ/8.0

1000.0 mm

1/3200

ISO 1250

No sign of any Short Eared Owls this afternoon unfortunately. So one from last year when they were still under the radar.

Was lucky enough to have this wonderful bird land on the post in front of me - only for it to be chased off by another Shortie - the lighter one in my previous posted shot - which then circled round and alighted on the next post. A magical thing to watch!

Taken with the RF 800mm lens - which prefers good light - so I had to use a really slow shutter speed and under expose to keep the ISO down to a reasonable level.

A couple of Shortie shots, a good end to a dark and dank day on the levels.

Shor-eared Owl

An SEO out hunting across the moors

Flies across this field as the sun is setting. Colchester Uk.

Made the most of the sun today... The shortie spent most of the afternoon in the distant tree, only making a few flights and none close enough for a 'good' shot... But always a joy to watch. :@)

A surprise for us both. Chance encounter with SEO while looking for Skylarks

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Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus). This photo illustrates a particular feature of the eyes of owls - differential dilation. When zooming into this image the pupil of the right eye (in sunlight) can be seen to be noticeably smaller than that of the left eye (in shadow).

Short Eared Owl doing some evening hunting by a Northumberland lake.

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