Barn Owls hunting over the marshes. November 2021.

 I've been really fortunate to have been able to photograph some amazing Barn Owls in the past few days.

There have been up to 3 individuals hunting over the marshes during the late afternoons & early evenings.

The only thing that has limited my photography has been the low light levels.

There's been 2 males, one of which is ringed, and a female. At times there have been 2 birds competing for the same voles but mostly they seem to get on well together when quartering the same meadow. Maybe they're a family group or siblings, although we ringed all the young birds for the past 3 years in this locale so possibly they're 2 adults and a juvenile.

Anyhow I've had some incredible experiences with these birds , one of which circled me very closely and then hovered over my head at about 6 feet away. It then continued hunting so I reckon I may have been accepted as "part of the environmental furniture"!

Here are a few images not in any special order.

Autumn foray to Luxulyan valley, Cornwall. 1st Nov 2021.

 

 

 The Wadebridge & District Camera Club held their autumn foray today at Luxulyan valley .

The weather was mixed with heavy showers making the ground very wet, muddy & slippery. That said, the light was great for the type of photography we were doing, fungi, fast flowing streams and woodland landscapes.

Here are a few of my efforts......