barn owl photos

pressld2 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 10:25 AM

Lovely shots Humbug!

I have just one photo of a wild barn owl which was taken at my local nature reserve just after sunset. I boosted the ISO to 800 but was still under-exposed at 1/60th of a second. I managed to fire off three shots but two of them were completely hopeless and the one I kept is nowhere near as good as yours.

Dave P.

Ann2 · #12 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 12:54 PM

I love the first photo in particular, well done!

I've been photographing my local barn owls too, trying to get the "ultimate" pic before a new housing estate gets built on their territory.

Ann

Hoppingmad · #13 (**permalink**) 19-08-2007, 01:15 PM

[quote=humbug;150212]hi all,
just thought i'd share these pics with you, i know there not the best pics but it was quite an experience being in the presence of such a magnificent bird which came and checked me out quite a few times and didn't seem to mind me being there.

I'd be very happy to have got those shots, they are both really good.

Debbie

humbug · #14 (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 02:28 PM

thanks for the kind comments everyone.
i was really chuffed to get these shots and filled my card with shots in about 10 mins

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too many to post, i know they're protected and one should not disturb them if you can help it but i went back a couple of weeks ago just to see if this was a nest site and saw two chicks peering out the hole and the female sitting on top of the wall. fantastic.

this photo is the right way up!!

Rob Chace · #15 (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by humbug

thanks for the kind comments everyone.
i was really chuffed to get these shots and filled my card with shots in about 10 mins

.
too many to post, i know they're protected and one should not disturb them if you can help it but i went back a couple of weeks ago just to see if this was a nest site and saw two chicks peering out the hole and the female sitting on top of the wall. fantastic.

this photo is the right way up!!

Hi Humbug,
Lovely shots indeed.
As already pointed out, you must not disturb these birds at a nest site (without a schedule 1 licence), or risk falling foul of the law. Disturbance can be something as simple as a bird seeing you & deviating off of its flight path. It is best to be well away from the nest site & well hidden. This will also allow you to capture more natural behaviour.
Hope you don't see this as a moan, more rather a warning as nobody wants to see you end up in trouble.
Regards Rob.