Wildlife Photography across the Water: Trip Report

Sunday 17 January 2010

Trip Report - Short Eared Owls

The weather and the light felt right, the wind was very gentle, the snow has melted, so surely the Short Eared Owls would be up again for some much needed food. That was my thinking before we ventured off down the Cotswolds today.

As I pulled up at my usual spot one was already up and flying. A quick set up and off we went.

Just into a stoop for some supper

Small in the frame but wanted an enviro shot here

Scrap with a Kestrel. The Owl got the upper hand as it had the height advantage (Image is a big crop sadly)

Now I mentioned about following me on Twitter a couple of posts back. If you had been, this afternoon you would have live updates in between shots.

Martin

2 comments:

Bobbster17 January 2010 at 23:33
Great images of the Short Eared Owl.
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WPATW23 January 2010 at 13:17
Bob,

Many thanks for the feedback

It was a great day out, and I hope to get some time back there before they migrate north, where I am hoping to catch them later in the year as well

Martin
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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.