barn owl

Sometimes the atmosphere tells the picture, the owl is just a bonus.

Morning hunt at 5:15 am

An early morning surprise at the Viewpoint last week.

Like the name sake

LUNCH

Well Peeps, Its an early post and run again this morning...Hazel and I are going out onto the North Norfolk Coast for a day at Cley Nature Reserve, so I will catch up with y'all later.

I actually parked my car to photograph a hovering kestrel in a small field near my workplace. After it left I walked around the corner to see of I could find it again and came across this handsome Barn Owl perched on the fence, about 3 yards from the built up traffic. He was in no hurry to...

Only see two Barn owls during our week on the boat this year...We watched this un hunting for about 10 minutes, before it got mugged of its prey by a Kestrel.

Flew past my car as it hunted along the edge of the field.

Well Peeps, I had a beautiful reminder this morning, of what its like to wake up in the country. I was awakened before first light, by the sounds of Blackbirds calling to each other. Then followed closely with the calls of various Tits, Chaffinch etc. Joined by the chattering of the resident...

A Barn Owl hunts over a meadow in Norfolk just before dusk.

A Barn Owl hunts over a meadow in Norfolk just before dusk.