Its a wild bird not sure what you would expect,i see a lot Barn owls and there is a big variation in colour from pale birds to dark ones ,i have a shot of this actual bird in flight as wellVery nice. The browns/golds are slightly darker than i would have expected, though.
Taken in the middle of the day ...Handheld with a 400mm 5.6 and a x1.4
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