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Short-eared Owl
John George Richardson

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

I arrived at Orford at about 9.30am the sun was out and no wind, walked around the river wall towards were the Owl's usually appear. I decided not to take the short cut footpath across field as it was such a great morning, so carried around the river wall, then I spotted this fella sitting on a post on the salting's right beside the wall about 200 yards away, so walked slowly around to him and to my amazement he never flew got within 30 ft, he never flew until finally a walker spooked him.
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Habitat
Saltings
Location
Orford, Suffolk
Date taken
23/01/2015
Scientific name
Asio flammeus
Equipment used
Canon 1D Mk IV + 500mm
Stanley Jones
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Stunning close-up of this gorgeous Owl. Amazing image quality with brilliant clarity. Exquisite work John!!!!
 
mali
A beautiful creature...Two super images John, love the like coloured backdrop too.
 

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