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Seeing as everyone else is on the bandwagon!
I have a pair of Little Owls I've photographed on-and-off for a few years. Up to now, they've tended to favour high perches (tops of trees, tops of barns) that hasn't always made for easy photography. Although I've known their nest hole location since the first summer I found them, circumstance means this is the first year I've followed them in the run up to fledging period. Currently they have at least two young mouths to feed so they've been fairly active in seeking out prey items in the grass.
Little Owl by Paul Whitbread, on Flickr
I was able to use this time they spend on the ground to my advantage and as of this weekend and got them to start taking a few meal-worms. At first this was from a pot on the ground, but on Sunday they started to use a perch in front of my hide.
Little Owl by Paul Whitbread, on Flickr
Hopefully this will be the start of a productive period, and I can do some experimentation to perfect the setup.
I have a pair of Little Owls I've photographed on-and-off for a few years. Up to now, they've tended to favour high perches (tops of trees, tops of barns) that hasn't always made for easy photography. Although I've known their nest hole location since the first summer I found them, circumstance means this is the first year I've followed them in the run up to fledging period. Currently they have at least two young mouths to feed so they've been fairly active in seeking out prey items in the grass.
Little Owl by Paul Whitbread, on Flickr
I was able to use this time they spend on the ground to my advantage and as of this weekend and got them to start taking a few meal-worms. At first this was from a pot on the ground, but on Sunday they started to use a perch in front of my hide.
Little Owl by Paul Whitbread, on Flickr
Hopefully this will be the start of a productive period, and I can do some experimentation to perfect the setup.