Sunday, 29 April 2012

Short-eared Owl


A few weeks ago it was a lovely frosty morning, the sun was shining and this Short-eared Owl was still present on the Nene Washes.

A memory of the sun is all I have as the rain lashes the windows and it is as dark as night in the middle of the day.
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18 comments:

  1. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"29 April 2012 at 14:50

    ...and the birds are still out there in all this weather - poor little beggars!

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    1. John29 April 2012 at 20:42

      Hi John,
      I know, poor things and they are trying to start families as well!
      J

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  2. Roy29 April 2012 at 15:34

    O' for some nice dry weather John.
    Not seen a SEO for a few years now.
    Use to see them around Newborough.

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    1. John29 April 2012 at 20:43

      Hi Roy,
      Yes, I have had enough of this wet stuff now!
      I did see an SEO along Speechley Drove earlier in the year, but only the once.
      J

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  3. bazza29 April 2012 at 16:07

    Yes the weather is really fOWL at present. It seems that you are having to live on memories for a while John.
    Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’

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    1. John29 April 2012 at 20:44

      Hi Bazza,
      Very FOWL, good weather for ducks, as they say. Hopefully the sun will come out at some point!
      J

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  4. holdingmoments29 April 2012 at 19:45

    Lovely shot John, posing perfectly there.

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    1. John29 April 2012 at 20:45

      Hi Keith,
      Thank you, yes, it did pose beautifully for me.
      J

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  5. Susan Scheid29 April 2012 at 20:18

    It sounds as if the whole of England (and Wales) is under siege with rain! Your short-eared owl is welcome reminder of the delights that await when it stops.

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    1. John29 April 2012 at 20:46

      Hi Susan,
      Thank you. Yes, in the month of April we have had 165% more rain than normal, but we are still in drought!
      J

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  6. ShySongbird29 April 2012 at 23:25

    How lovely and how I wish I could photograph an owl!!

    This weather is beyond a joke now. The winds have brought my lovely old Lilac tree down :-(

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    1. John30 April 2012 at 19:46

      Hi Jan,
      Thank you, I have been lucky in seeing this owl a few times now.
      I am sorry to hear about your lilac tree, a lovely thing to have been destroyed by this awful weather!
      J

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  7. Tammy30 April 2012 at 02:41

    Lucky you, for sighting a SEO! What a beautiful bird!!

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    1. John30 April 2012 at 19:47

      Hi Tammy,
      I am lucky, but there have been a few this year in my area, hopefully good numbers will return next winter.
      J

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  8. Gillian Olson1 May 2012 at 03:43

    Great shot, owl sightings are quite rare here.

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    1. John1 May 2012 at 13:06

      Hi Gillian,
      Thank you. I have been fairly lucky with owl sightings this year, seen all 4 main breeding ones in this country.
      J

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  9. Britta1 May 2012 at 06:38

    Dear John,
    owls are so lovely birds - I like their big eyes and the way they toss slowly their head. And I like Owl's "wisdom" in Winnie-The-Pooh :-)

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    1. John1 May 2012 at 13:08

      Hi Britta,
      you feel like their eyes are `piercing` you when they fix you with their stare, I dread to think how a vole or mouse feels!
      J

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