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Walking the sidewalk between the edge of the Corning Preserve fence and the 787 off-ramp heading toward the D & H building. I have shot its 13-story tower previously from a distance, but I wanted to try to capture a photo of the rest of it's Gothic & Dutch-style architecture. I heard a commotion in a pine tree on the other side of the fence, observed blackbirds squawking loudly, flying out the tree and flying back into it at high velocity. Looking into the tree I could only make out the tail feathers of a large bird of prey, moving a few feet closer I spied a hawk eye staring at me through the branches higher up. The BoP wasn't moving so I went ahead to grab my building photos and checked again on the way back.
Back 30 minutes later it took me a bit to spot her at 1st, but she was now in an opening up the tree. She didn't seem to be too bothered with me taking photos of her under 40 feet away. In the full-res photo is blood evidence of her last meal all around her beak and feathers. After 20 minutes the hawk had enough of the birds annoying her and flew off.
It is always an awesome experience being so close to these big hunters whether it be an eagle, hawk or owl.
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I have been visiting this Owl for the past few days watching it hunt constantly during the day and evening Today it landed close by obviously unaware of me One of those moments Taken in England, Europe
Greater numbers of Short-eared Owls this year leaving some to speculate that it is due to loss of habitat in nearby areas. While competing for food supply, the Norther Harrier will harass the owl until it drops its prey and then scoops it up.
Small and precise. Most of its prey is taken in flight, as it moves with ease through bare branches and dense thickets.
It feeds mainly on small songbirds, which is why it is often seen during the colder months in gardens where bird feeders attract tits and other small birds. As a result, the sparrowhawk also adapts well to the presence of people.
I think we all have bogey birds and this mine I have had them land close and they have gone before I can react or someone walks in the hide just as they land so believe it or not this is my first shot not great but maybe a start
Two four week old tawny owlets in their nestbox entrance. The owlets were around 4 weeks old at this point and close to fledging. They were part of a brood of 6 owlets, which is rare, and twice the UK average. By this stage 3 owlets remained in the nestbox.
Part of a wild tawny owl family that I am supporting through my owl conservation project on Exmoor.
A lucky lunchtime shot , i took a half day of work, and was just sitting down to eat when my wife spotted this sparrowhawk perched on a garden chair i ran to get to get the camera he had moved to the wall i opened the window and managed to fire off 7 shots i.dont like seen them in the garden as they kill the smaler birds,It is my first time photographing a bird of prey