Hello I’ve uploaded a short video sequence from my little owl session during June 2010
Little Owl
I didn’t have as much time as last year but it was still a privilege to spend the amount of time I did with them,Last year we had a family of four this year we were blessed with just the two, the shot above was taken in June the shot below was taken at the end of July and you can see the difference with them growing into there adult coat.
Little Owl
They are more weary of me now and if I try to photograph them they fly instantly where as a few weeks ago I was laying on the ground between them?!
Little Owls
I’m hoping next year if all being well that I will record the fledging and have a camera in the nest box recording the action! who knows we may even have a Barnowl in the other boxes!
I wanted to share my first time with a Spotted Flycatcher that I came across in a local woodland and luckily for me they were feeding young so were very active hunting.
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
The best thing about photographing this Spotted Flycatcher is it used the same perch to hunt prey from so it would always kill then return to the perch then take the feed to its young, I’m not sure if all of them do this but my pair did (hence the repetitious composition) .
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
One amazing thing I never noticed whilst I was at the location is the beak snaps very loudly as they catch their prey! I only noticed this when previewing the video, the short but sweet clip below gives an example of this, listen carefully at 3 seconds in as it catches its prey !
I’ve updated my on-line image library at photobox including the infamous rabbit shots that many of asked for prints since them being featured in the national press.
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I’ve uploaded a short video sequence from my little owl session during June 2010
