David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________Birds 41 – Western Barn
Owls
WESTERN BARN OWL Tyto alba
WESTERN BARN OWL Tyto alba
WESTERN BARN OWL Tyto alba
WESTERN BARN OWL Tyto alba
WESTERN BARN OWL Tyto alba
- The
first two pictures were obtained after a frustratingly long pursuit along
a north Norfolk coastal path during which a stunning Western Barn Owl Tyto alba hunted
into the oncoming breeze and stubbornly refused to face the camera.
Fortunately persistence (and plenty of exercise) paid off and it was
eventually possible to obtain a few in flight photographs in reasonably
good focus. The light was poor so these images have therefore been cropped
and had their brightness reduced in order to slightly enhance the colours
of the rather faded originals. This has enabled the plumage detail to be
seen in greater detail. This bird had been ringed on its right leg. The
remaining photographs were taken in Essex, also (with one exception) in
frustratingly gloomy conditions.
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