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  1. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    It was a week of hard winter with temperatures bellow -20 C and hard winds. The day I took the photo the wind stopped blowing but fog covered the area. I could not see further than 50 meters. After one hour it was obvious that birdwatching was not possible. To my surprise, at the entrance of a...
  2. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    An small, abandoned building became the home of a Little Owl family. From the height of the roof one of the three juveniles of the family was looking at me while I was taking photos.
  3. Little charmer

    Little charmer

    This is one of a pair of little owls that are faithful to two trees in Kensington Gardens , London. The trick is to locate then among all the foliage. This was the only one I located on this occasion.
  4. Is it morning?

    Is it morning?

    My wife spotted the bird. She turned the car and I took several photos. It is not the best setup but the bird is a first for me so I uploaded the photo.
  5. Little Owl

    Little Owl

  6. Little Owl

    Little Owl

  7. Little Owl

    Little Owl

  8. little owl

    little owl

  9. Little Owl

    Little Owl

  10. Little Owl

    Little Owl

  11. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    The Owl had just flown down from it's perch and caught a beetle on the ground I got ready and managed to get this as it flew back up! Slow shutter due to the poor light
  12. Little Owl

    Little Owl

  13. Little Owl with prey

    Little Owl with prey

    A frog maybe?
  14. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    Another shot from yesterday's close encounter
  15. Snoozin'

    Snoozin'

    This Little Owl woke up when I stopped the car, had a good look to see what I was doing and then went back to sleep
  16. Little Owl

    Little Owl

  17. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    I can't claim any credit for this, I was on the wrong side of the car and getting out would certainly have spooked the bird so Steve kindly offered to take the shot with my camera, great shot Steve!
  18. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    This Little Owl didn't seem happy to see Steve and I today, but we were very pleased to see him/her! Cheers Steve :t:
  19. Little Owl

    Little Owl

    Quite a hefty crop needed, plus a bit of interpolation, but I didn't want the subject too big in the frame anyway.
  20. At Home With Athene

    At Home With Athene

    Little Owl in its regular box.
  21. Do you mind...

    Do you mind...

    ...I'm trying to sleep!
  22. That's what I think of you !

    That's what I think of you !

    Little Owl
  23. Brothers in arms

    Brothers in arms

    Pair of Little Owl brothers
  24. Baby Little Owl sucking thumb

    Baby Little Owl sucking thumb

    Baby Little Owl fell a sleep while sucking it's thumb Almost human sometimes I'm really surprised when it spreads it's wings and become a bird :-)
  25. Push the red button !

    Push the red button !

    Little Owl showing what he thinks of me
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