Short Eared Owls
03rd March 2011
I've been itching to get some decent Owl shots for quite a while so I went off to North Lincolnshire where up to twenty Short Eared Owls had been reported over wintering since around November last year. Numbers have significantly dropped to date as they have dispersed and will soon be heading off to their breeding grounds.
I had to go now or risk missing a good opportunity to photograph these beautiful birds.
When I arrived four birds were still being seen although sometimes quite distant. I set
my gear up and waited all day without seeing anything and I was about to pack up for the day when two birds started to show. They were interacting with each other and were flying and perching reasonably close to me. I managed to get some decent shots and the same timing and behaviour was repeated the following day. It was a long drive and very cold being out all day long but it was an opportunity that I probably wont have again so it was worth the effort.
Please see Gallery.
I had to go now or risk missing a good opportunity to photograph these beautiful birds.
When I arrived four birds were still being seen although sometimes quite distant. I set
my gear up and waited all day without seeing anything and I was about to pack up for the day when two birds started to show. They were interacting with each other and were flying and perching reasonably close to me. I managed to get some decent shots and the same timing and behaviour was repeated the following day. It was a long drive and very cold being out all day long but it was an opportunity that I probably wont have again so it was worth the effort.
Please see Gallery.