Barn Owl on Post at Dusk - a photo on Flickriver

Barn Owl on Post at Dusk

            It was a long, windy but clear day on the marshes this day with a flurry of Owl activity early doors…. followed by 8 hours of fairly routine sightings and photos, but a few little gems thrown in there too. Towards dusk I eventually found a #BarnOwl in a tree, but distant. Waited for 30 minutes but no movement…. walked back to my car, and of course soon began hunting after that, catching a vole almost immediately and it headed back to ‘the box’. That was it, unlikely to be seen again for a while.
I packed up my car, but for some reason decided to put the 100-500 onto my R3 and left it on the passenger seat, just in case, whilst leaving - something I very rarely do in fact. Last to leave I headed up the road and there, to my delight, was a Barny out hunting and to my amazement landed on a post very close to the road. Passenger window down, edged forwards. I know it’s going to fly, I know it!… edged closer…. closer… alongside it…. Still there! rattled off a good few and as if that wasn’t enough it flew to an even closer post!  thank you!…. So, two post shots in 2 minutes :) Turned out the lights, and drove home into the most wonderful, huge, rose  coloured sun, setting into the haze. The perfect end to a day of photography.
I can also recite this anecdote to those who dare to question if my brightly coloured car scares off wildlife! 
   

Taken on: March 8, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R3, f/7.1, 1/100 sec, 500mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R3
Lens:	RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Macintosh)
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