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09-08-2007, 08:54 PM
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barn owl photos
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 take it she lives in this hole.
just a shame i missed the wing tips in this shot.
brian.
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09-08-2007, 09:33 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
Nice shots, especially the first one - lovely facial expression.
I assume this might be a nest site - is it an old Barn?
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09-08-2007, 09:33 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
Well I think they are excellent photos Brian. We don't see that many Ban Owl photos on here. Love the first one in the wall and never mind about missing the wing tips in photo 2 it's still a great shot. Well done and thanks for sharing your experience with us
Roger
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09-08-2007, 10:06 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
Nice shots, I would have been extremely pleased wing tips or not
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10-08-2007, 07:49 AM
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Re: barn owl photos
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Nice shots, I would have been extremely pleased wing tips or not
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Same here. Barn Owl is a bird that has eluded me on the photography front. I would love a shot like either of those.
BTW nice part of the world you live in.
John
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10-08-2007, 07:59 AM
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Re: barn owl photos
They are lovely photos. I would love to have the opportunity to photograph a barn owl in the wild - such beautiful birds. Majestic is the word I would use.
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10-08-2007, 08:08 AM
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Re: barn owl photos
lovely pics true enough, just go really careful though perhaps don't go back too often, barn owls are protected from disturbance at the nest site try to make it that they don't notice you at all, a family of barn owls may need 30 voles a day any reduction in this amount - perhaps because a bird is nervous of flying near you, might impact on the owlets so it is actually an important piece of legislation.
Of course this might just be a roost spot but better safe than sorry
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10-08-2007, 08:45 AM
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Re: barn owl photos
Excellent shots, these are 100% better than any I've every had!
Gills point is certain important, keep it in mind which I'm sure you will.
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10-08-2007, 09:13 AM
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Re: barn owl photos
Lovely photo's .Well done.
The only Barn Owls I get to photo are at Raptor or Owl centres. I would love to photograph one in the wild.
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10-08-2007, 10:06 AM
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Re: barn owl photos
Beautiful images Brian - lucky you and well done! I have only ever seen one Barn Owl in the wild - It was high in a tree and I had to crop the photo as much as poss' to be able to see it, it made my day though.
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10-08-2007, 10:25 AM
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Re: barn owl photos
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.
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10-08-2007, 12:54 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
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.
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19-08-2007, 01:15 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
[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.
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20-08-2007, 02:28 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
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!!
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20-08-2007, 05:02 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
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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!!
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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.
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20-08-2007, 05:17 PM
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Re: barn owl photos
yes rob,
i haven't been back now i know it was the nest site.
cheers
brian.
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