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10-07-2008, 09:25 PM
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| | | My first photo's of a wild Barn Owl
Hey Everyone,
Haven't been on here in a while. Been very busy sorting stuff out and finding new places to photograph my list of wildlife.
I have always had a great passion for Owl's but never managed to photograph them in the wild.
But things were about to change.
While i was in Cornwall i went to the CBWPS Walmsley Reserve and was lucky enough to meet the head warden who very kindly told me about the pair of Barn Owls that lived in the area. We went up to the top field for a good view and within 15 minutes a ghostly shape flew behind the bushes and then flew around at the bottom of the feild 
I couldn't believe it and with a little patience and re-positioning i manage to get some OK shots of the Barn Owl! I was so happy and it was a moment i will never forget.
Here are a couple of shots i got from that evening  
Hope you like them guys.
Cheers,
Steve |
10-07-2008, 09:28 PM
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| | | Re: My first photo's of a wild Barn Owl
Well done Steve. Nice photos of an enigmatic species.
Regards, Chris |
10-07-2008, 09:30 PM
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AWESOME enough said! |
10-07-2008, 09:47 PM
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Yeh, well done Steve, I'm not surprised you were happy, I would be too to see one in the wild
Stan |
10-07-2008, 09:53 PM
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Lovely shots Steve  |
10-07-2008, 09:55 PM
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| | | Re: My first photo's of a wild Barn Owl
Well done Steve, nice shots. I got my first Barn Owl last week too, theres a thread on here somewhere with the pic...
Mark H |
10-07-2008, 10:29 PM
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The light through the wings! Love it. |
10-07-2008, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by moz  AWESOME enough said! |  cheers Moz Quote:
Originally Posted by SKM Yeh, well done Steve, I'm not surprised you were happy, I would be too to see one in the wild
Stan | It's such a great experience. I was lucky enough to see them both for the next 3 nights. I want to get back down there soon and get some more shots Quote:
Originally Posted by mh68 Well done Steve, nice shots. I got my first Barn Owl last week too, theres a thread on here somewhere with the pic...
Mark H | Great stuff Mark i'll have a look in a mo Quote:
Originally Posted by Meta menardi The light through the wings! Love it. | Yes thats what i wanted to get, i quickly moved down the hill to get that shot at the time i wasn't sure if i had got him good, but i was pleased when i checked the lcd. |
10-07-2008, 11:00 PM
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Lovely shots Steve, well done
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10-07-2008, 11:08 PM
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Nice work,lucky you,i was planning to go out tonight on a barn owl search to get a decent pic but got carried away with something else,pity it would have been perfect weather,oh well there's always tomorrow  |
10-07-2008, 11:25 PM
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Great piccies Steve |
10-07-2008, 11:28 PM
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excellent. I haven't seen one for a while. Would love to get a photo...
Well I can dream!
Barbara |
10-07-2008, 11:34 PM
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Great picture of a lovely bird
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11-07-2008, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sleipnerofasgard Nice work,lucky you,i was planning to go out tonight on a barn owl search to get a decent pic but got carried away with something else,pity it would have been perfect weather,oh well there's always tomorrow | I've wanted to go for a search around my local patch but it hasn't stopped raining for days!!!!
Hope you get good weather tomorrow Quote:
Originally Posted by Bub-les excellent. I haven't seen one for a while. Would love to get a photo...
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Barbara | You can do it, have a drive around the countryside look for meadows, un-cut feilds of grass near old buildings, barns etc you might be surprised, give it a go but most importantly be patient |
11-07-2008, 12:38 AM
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Great shots. It must have been a magical moment! |
11-07-2008, 10:09 AM
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great pictures of one of my favourite birds, we see one regularly but can be at different times of the day so not managed to get a photo yet, camera's always in the wrong place
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11-07-2008, 10:55 AM
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| | | Re: My first photo's of a wild Barn Owl
Hi Steve - Well done with those captures, particularly as they are wild birds, which is always particularly satisfying. Though we have some barn owls locally I haven't yet made any real effort to capture them hunting in the nearby fields - the Scottish midge provides quite a deterrent!! So I must get my midge nets out and have a try. Nice photies. Bill. |
11-07-2008, 01:17 PM
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| | | Re: My first photo's of a wild Barn Owl
Gorgeous shots!
Reminds me of the owl at the beginning of the film 'Labrynth'...
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11-07-2008, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackdogjnr Gorgeous shots!
Reminds me of the owl at the beginning of the film 'Labrynth'...
You didn't see David Bowie in tights at all did you? |
I did wonder who that was in the bushes |
11-07-2008, 03:30 PM
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Brill pics of a brill bird |
11-07-2008, 05:25 PM
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Lovely shots.
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