Close encounters

I worked hard to get this photo because of low light and telephoto not focusing properly. It's going back to the company today for repair. Oh no....out of commission for 2 weeks!!!

La Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia (en catalán: Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia) —también llamada, en lugar de catedral, Seo— (en catalán: Seu) es la catedral gótica de Barcelona, sede del Arzobispado de Barcelona, en Cataluña, España.

La catedral actual se construyó durante los siglos XIII a XV sobre la antigua catedral románica, edificada a su vez sobre una iglesia de la época visigoda a la que precedió una basílica paleocristiana, cuyos restos pueden verse en el subsuelo, en el Museo de Historia de la Ciudad. La finalización de la imponente fachada en el mismo estilo, sin embargo, es mucho más moderna (siglo XIX). El edificio es Bien de Interés Cultural y, desde el 2 de noviembre de 1929, Monumento Histórico-Artístico Nacional.

Está dedicada a la Santa Cruz desde el año 599 y se añadió a partir del año 877 a Santa Eulalia,2 patrona de la ciudad de Barcelona (actualmente es más celebrada como tal la Virgen de la Merced que, estrictamente, es patrona de la diócesis de Barcelona, pero no de la ciudad), una joven doncella que, de acuerdo con la tradición católica, sufrió el martirio durante la época romana. Una de tales historias cuenta que fue expuesta desnuda en el foro de la ciudad y que milagrosamente, a mitad de primavera, cayó una nevada que cubrió su desnudez. Las enfurecidas autoridades romanas la metieron en un barril con vidrios rotos, clavos y cuchillos clavados en él y lanzaron cuesta abajo el barril (de acuerdo con la tradición, se trataría de la calle Baixada de Santa Eulàlia, Cuesta de Santa Eulalia). Y así, hasta trece martirios diferentes, uno por cada año de edad de la santa. Finalmente, fue crucificada en una cruz en forma de aspa, que es el emblema de la catedral y la diócesis, así como el atributo iconográfico de la santa.

La catedral cuenta con un claustro gótico en el que viven trece ocas blancas (se cuenta que Eulalia tenía trece años cuando fue ejecutada y que pastoreaba ocas en su predio de Sarrià, cerca de la ciudad).

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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.

SEO (Short-eared owl) in the evening light.

I didn’t make the most of the opportunity to photograph this owl in flight. I was so intent on getting the perched shots I picked a poor position for when it took to the air. Still managed a few shots and this was probably the best of them.

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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.

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 'Short-eared Owl' with its lunch. ( had to resort to my archives for this one as I am not getting much action at the moment.)

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An SEO out hunting across the moors

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. :@)

Shor-eared Owl

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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So... On closer inspection of my recent shots, I've noticed a small degree of distortion and chromatic aberration. This is because I hadn't uploaded the lens aberration correction data to the camera. I've done it now, so I'll have to go and retake several weeks worth of shots, hey ho.

This was taken this year, in May. I was in my car when it landed very close...

Owls Gallery

It was Boxing Day in Canada, and lots of people were out and about with their fancy cameras at the Boundary Bay Dyke Trail.

We were all following one distant owl that was flying around in the southern marsh. Eventually, I decided it probably wasn't going to come any closer so I decided to head farther along the trail, away from the other people.

I had barely taken ten steps when I noticed this other short-eared owl sitting about 20 yards away. Oh wait, I meant "metres."

With the sun out the following day i had to return though as i arrived it clouded over but as Robin was leaving i had them to myself for an hour. They did come fairly close which was nice :-)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Burwell Fen