Barn Owl with Prey

[Dawesy]

This one was mantling a nice big vole caught in the tussock of grass . unfortunately for me photography wise it took off with the prey but flew away from me . It transferred the prey from beak to talon in mid air and I captured the whole sequence but sadly from the wrong angle , nevertheless it was great to watch.
Barn Owl ( Tyto Alba ) by Steve Dawes, on Flickr

[tigerburnie]

Re: Barn Owl with Prey

Nice capture Steve, if you know where the nest is, you can work out some flight paths and intercept them if you're lucky.

[Stan]

Re: Barn Owl with Prey

[Trev B]

Re: Barn Owl with Prey

Well caught Steve. Agree with tigerburnie, I remember some years ago when I was filming our target was always flying in the wrong direction. After locating the nest site we re-position the platform and got head on shots of both birds coming in with prey

[Bill53]

Re: Barn Owl with Prey

Great capture Steve.

Bill.

[pelliott1954]

Re: Barn Owl with Prey

Well caught Steve

Paul

[Dawesy]

Re: Barn Owl with Prey

Thanks for the feedback and tips guys