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A awesome day out at Gauntlets Birds of Prey Knutsford. Shame for the weather and i felt rough.
Taken a few years back and revisited. Flew directly over me whilst lying on my back, was about arms length and I felt the draft.
Not the best shots, not sure what type of bird they are. They didn't stop long enough for me to get a good look at them
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The two Great Horned owlets were hiding on the opposite side of the nest from where they usually rest. The sun was shining brightly on their usual spot and I think they were just trying to stay in the little bit of shade available.
Just as I was getting ready to leave a red shouldered hawk decided to stop by and antagonize the owl's parents for a little while. As the hawk squawked loudly in the tree above the nest, I could here the parents hooting back and forth to each other. When the hawk got a little close to the nest mom swooped in from a near by tree and made her presence known. There was a brief squabble and the hawk retreated to the tree top and continued to disturb the peace. The two parents sat silently a few feet apart in the tree between the hawk and the nest. Dad seemed to completely ignore the hawk, but mom watched it....well, like a hawk... At one point the hawk swooped on the male and he never even flinched. Mom just sat and rotated her head so that she could keep a target lock on the intruder. Eventually the hawk gave up.
#birds #birdsofprey #nikon #nikon200400 #cool #hunter #predator
A awesome day out at Gauntlets Birds of Prey Knutsford. Shame for the weather and i felt rough.
This photo was taken by my son in the summer, after the kestrel swooped into our back garden and took a blackbird.
Buzzard looking out for his next meal - photo taken by Rishi of www.facebook.com/WildPlanetPhotography. This one taken locally Bromham in Bedfordshire. F5.6, 1/1000, 400mm, ISO 100