A beautiful Barn Owl swooping around the field looking for food for her hungry family.
I was an awfully long way off, but I managed to snatch a couple of shots. It was the middle of the afternoon and a quite unexpected sight - a real treat. The fence is wooden with an inner fence of wire.
I also managed to capture this image as she swooped around the other side of the large field. This side of the meadow has simple wire and post fencing.
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Wow-what fantatic luck to get these shots with your camera Elaine-well done you!!
ReplyDeleteHello Green Dragonette, It was sheer luck; such an exciting moment though!
DeleteIt is unusual to see a barn owl in the daylight, lucky you.
ReplyDeleteHello cuby poet, It certainly made a nice change from wood pigeons!
DeleteHow exciting to get that barn owl with wings outstretched!
ReplyDeleteHello Lesley, I was thrilled to bits when I saw the image on the photographs.
DeleteWhat an amazing opportunity to see one in the daytime - and be lucky enough to get it flying!
ReplyDeleteHello Linda, I stared quite hard for a moment, not believing what I could see.. and only then did I think to switch the camera on!
DeleteHow special, sure it made your day, brilliant pictures. x
ReplyDeleteHello Cheryl, I was absolutely thrilled and delighted to see it...I have spotted it a couple of times since.
Deleteoh, wow ... you got an owl in flight. too cool!! i thought they usually were out during dark times. evening & such. awesome. (:
ReplyDeleteHello Beth, It was a wow moment! She was silent and strong, an owl on a mission to feed her young.
DeleteOh, she's beautiful...what a thrill!
ReplyDeleteJane x
Hello Jane, It definitely makes it one of my most enjoyable walks - the trouble is I am forever scanning the sky now. I keep forgetting to look at the flowers and appreciate their brief beauty.
DeleteGreat shots of the barn owl! She is a beauty!!
ReplyDeleteHello Judy, She really is quite magnificent. I was thrilled to see her.
DeleteWhat a beautiful owl, great photos. Have a nice friday.
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Elna
Hello Elna, Thank you so much. Enjoy your weekend.
DeleteGreat photo's of the barn owl.
ReplyDeleteShe's gorgeous!
Hello Elli, It was such a special treat to see her like that and I was very surprised that I had managed to capture the images!
DeleteI can just feel your adrenaline rush...how exciting n great shots!
ReplyDeleteHello Jan n Jer, It was thrilling, such a really beautiful bird!
DeleteThe barn owl is just a thrill. I've seen an owl on a fence occasionally, in the morning driving to work. No chance of a picture, and certainly never a picture like this. Good job.
ReplyDeleteHello Joanne, I'd forgotten my specs...so I pointed and clicked, then hoped for the best! I saw her again a couple of days ago, when I visited Arnold - she flew through his paddock and into an adjoining garden. No photo that time! I'll keep trying.
DeleteLovely pictures! I haven't seen or heard a barn owl for years. You were lucky to be there at just the right time. :o)
ReplyDeleteHello Doohie, It really was very exciting and totally unexpected. I keep scanning the skies and I have spotted her a couple of times since - I think she must have some very hungry babies!
DeleteFirst off Elaine, so happy for you that the "Silver Fox" (hair is just fine-no cut needed!) is safely home from China for a visit. I'm sure you'll enjoy your time together. What are you cooking for him?
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate you were to be out roaming when the barn owl chose to be out. Is this unusual? Thought they were night hunters. The only thing that I've experienced like this is two large hawks resting in a tree in my suburban backyard last fall. They stayed long enough to pose for a photo.
Hello Faye, It is wonderful to have Jonny home - haircut or no! I have done lots of his old favourites - bangers and mash, home-made fishcakes, baked ham, curry, etc and bowls of my magic green soup! Apple pie, cookies, scones, chocolate cake...
DeleteThe owls are usually night hunters but I think she must have a hungry and demanding nest of owlets to feed...I suppose she was doing the equivalent of a human mother having to get up to do night feeds. I wonder whether owls feel the same way about sleep deprivation!
How many kinds of owls do you have around Owl Wood? That one is real doozy!
ReplyDeleteHello Ms Sparrow, We had a pair of tawny owls raise three young owls a couple of years ago - that was thrilling.
DeleteThe barn owl flies alongside our fence, through the next door neighbours garden, into Arnold's paddock and round the meadow where the fish ponds are. John the beekeeper tells me that it is nesting in that wonderful old dovecote at Belleau, which I showed you a while ago.
Oh I love owls. I spent many evening watching a live feed in an owl box a few years ago. I became so attached. They are amazing birds. You were in the right place at the right time.
ReplyDeleteHello Bonnie, That must have been really interesting. They are beautiful birds and I count myself so lucky to have seen her like that. Amazingly quiet - and quite unlike those noisy wood pigeons!
DeleteWe used to have a barn owl that used to perch on one of the farm buildings. He doesn't come any more. They're beautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteHello Molly, The Tawny Owls which we had in the wood were gorgeous, and I love to hear them out and about in the evening, but seeing the Barno Owl swooping around was one of those magic moments.
DeleteOh, Love that barn owl...with a beautiful fence in the background.
ReplyDeleteDon't they look like big old bomber planes diving around. Actually, I guess the big old bombers don't dive like they do.
Hello Rose, It was sheer luck that I caught it like that, I can see what you mean about bomber planes!
DeleteGreat photos!
ReplyDeleteFor a few years we used to have a barn owl fly across our fields in the afternoon (presumably when it was nesting). Sadly I haven't seen it for the last two years.
Hello Georgia, Lucky you - that must have been wonderful to see. Let's hope you have another one take up residence, or at least patrol, around your fields.
Deletevery pretty fence
ReplyDeletethe owl is fantastic
Hello Dianne They really are impressive birds. I was thrilled to see her.
DeleteI can only imagine how you felt when you got the "bonus" shots of this beautiful creature while photographing the fence...which is also unique. I know I was pretty lucky when I got a photograph of a red-headed woodpecker one day. Great bird watching! XOXO
ReplyDeleteHello Susan, I was so happy to see the owl - I really didn't think I had managed to capture the images - so you can imagine my delight when I found that my wild point and click photography had actually worked!xx
DeleteI'm so impressed that you caught the owl in flight!
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Hello Magical Mystical Teacher, Mother Nature gave me a treat that day.
DeleteI don't think I've seen a Barn Owl for years. I used to see them a lot in Shropshire. Our recently acquired Tobacco drying barn has all the signs that they were/are in residence, so I'm going to have to build an outdoor box for them. Well done on the photos.... not easy!
ReplyDeleteHello Cro, I'm sure your owl box will be a very "des res" and quickly let. You would have laughed if you'd seen me belatedly scrabble for the camera then realise I had no specs with me so I pointed and clicked blindly...luckily it paid off!
DeleteHow lucky you were to see the barn owl and capture it in flight.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures.
Hello Grandma Barb, I was definitely lucky that day. It was very special.
DeleteI try so hard to find an owl or a hawk, but mostly all I find are sparrows. ;) Great find and lucky you!
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Hello Roan, We have lots of annoying wood pigeons around here - this owl was a lovely and unexpected delight, I was very happy that day!
DeleteLovely to see your barn owl - thanks for sharing :) Maggie xx
ReplyDeleteHello Maggie, I was so happy to see it - and then to be able to get a photograph, made it a memorable day for me.
DeleteWhat a beauty....my most favourite of birds. We do get them here but I have never been able to capture them with my camera. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI can just imagine your happiness.
Hello Cheryl, It was all pure luck - and it was on my side that day. It was one of those days - I could hardly believe it when I put the camera disk in the computer and found I had managed to snatch those shots.
DeleteI adore barn owls! YOu are so lucky to have one near you. The photos are great!
ReplyDeleteHello Natalie, It was one of those thrilling and unexpected gifts from Mother Nature. She is a beauty - I find myself constantly scanning the skies for her!
DeleteOh, how exciting! (I saw a house sparrow this morning...)
ReplyDeleteWe don't see many of those around here!
DeleteHi Elaine....sorry to be so late in commenting. Wow, what a respone to your post! And, what a great job in photographing "our friend". You must read in-between the lines for this one.
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