Short-eared Owl

[The Weasel]

One from the good old days of Worlaby, Short-eared Owl on a post, never been a fan of barbed wire ( unless it's rusty ) but I'll take what I can of this species.

Also, thanks for all the lovely comments on the Med Pip, they are appreciated.

 

[gramps]

Beautiful bird, lovely eyes ... what barbed wire?

 

[The Weasel]

Thanks Roger...those eyes do have a way of drawing your attention

 

[bulldog5988]

Oh boy what a wonderful image.

You can see how the owl looks to be alert to all of what is happening around him/her.

 

[The Weasel]

Thanks very much, Keith...

 

[the black fox]

lovely close up

 

[The Weasel]

Cheers Jeff.

 

[Box Brownie]

Lovely perched image with spot on 'eye contact' .

There is the added environmental impact of the barbed wire that IMO adds to the story ~ as in, the owl is free to fly.........but the poor bug*ers in the field are trapped!

 

[The Weasel]

Thanks BB... I've been environmentally impacted by barbed wire on more than one occasion

 

[Dale.]

A lovely image and what a beautiful bird.

 

[The Weasel]

Cheers Dale... pleased you like the image.

 

[cruso]

Yep good old Worlaby it was the best place in this country for Shortys I have seen 24 birds in the sky at once ? What a site and the farmer just got rid of them A top shot Andy I just love them

 

[Box Brownie]

Yep good old Worlaby it was the best place in this country for Shortys I have seen 24 birds in the sky at once ? What a site and the farmer just got rid of them A top shot Andy I just love them

Oh! can you expand on that I have made bold? Is the SEO not a protected species..............................therefore what did the farmer do to get rid of them???

 

[cruso]

Their was a big argument and a Petition to stop it but failed natural England was involved and the fences was pulled up and the fields plough up no food so they stopped coming

 

[Box Brownie]

Their was a big argument and a Petition to stop it but failed natural England was involved and the fences was pulled up and the fields plough up no food so they stopped coming

Ah! unfortunate but glad it was not some sort of 'pest' control exercise/method...... though of course a change to the foraging & feeding area pattern could affect their 2020 breeding success???

 

[The Weasel]

Yep good old Worlaby it was the best place in this country for Shortys I have seen 24 birds in the sky at once ? What a site and the farmer just got rid of them A top shot Andy I just love them

Thanks Kev...it was indeed the best site in the country for Short-eared Owl and very good for Hen Harrier too, along with good views of Kestrel, Peregrine, Merlin and Barn Owl, such a shame it was put back to the plough, a real loss.

 

[cruso]

nicely put Andy

 

[Deleted member 34016]

Very nice shot Andy - the wire is an easy job to remove in Photoshop if it bothered you ?

Les

 

[The Weasel]

Cheers Kev

Thanks Les...although the wire does bug me a little I can live with it on this image, I no longer have the patience for any image processing that takes longer than 5 minutes

 

[Deleted member 34016]

Cheers Kev

Thanks Les...although the wire does bug me a little I can live with it on this image, I no longer have the patience for any image processing that takes longer than 5 minutes

It doesn't bother me either Andy- its all part of country life fella

 

[Bebop]

Their was a big argument and a Petition to stop it but failed natural England was involved and the fences was pulled up and the fields plough up no food so they stopped coming

How sad [emoji17]

Fabulous shot @The Weasel

 

[JohnC6]

Photos on here of this bird never fail to impress me..same with this one . Wonderful detail.

 

[The Weasel]

How sad [emoji17]

Fabulous shot @The Weasel

Thanks Bebop...very sad indeed, it was the most amazing place for wildlife.

Photos on here of this bird never fail to impress me..same with this one . Wonderful detail.

Cheers John...pleased you like the image.