Barn Owl

[tempra]

On my recent trip up to Scotland, we visited Dunrobin Castle which is the home of the Countess of Sutherland it's a fabulous house and gardens but a hell of a long way from - well anywhere really!!

They have a selection of birds of prey that they fly for the public during the day, this is their barn owl called plop.

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Thanks for looking

 

[lostprophet]

Wonderful shots. Just love shots 3 & 4

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

excellent shooting, beautiful bird!

 

[Mansi]

great shots! loving the detail on the owl
nice captures.. thanks for sharing

 

[Antarctican]

Very very cool shots, Tempra! I like the flying posture you captured in the third shot, and the details in the feathers in the second shot, but basically really like all of them.

 

[RoRoCo]

3 is unbelievable... so much so I claim SHOPPED! Just kidding. Great subject and great captures all around.

 

[tempra]

3 is unbelievable... so much so I claim SHOPPED! Just kidding. Great subject and great captures all around.

Heh, actually, number 3 is shopped - well I cloned out the top of someones head in the bottom left corner

Thanks all for the great comments!!

 

[LaFoto]

Wow. Plop is beautiful.
And Photo 3 is :thumbup: !!!
And here is another one who captures birds of prey so well ... and I try and try, and my pics are ... only blah.
Or only of birds that sit "behind bars"... :cry:

 

[LWW]

Beautiful animal, and beautiful work.

LWW

 

[mentos_007]

weeee great

 

[s_linste]

Very nice! I've only ever seen a captive barn owl, but the people working with the one I saw said it was the most people friendly and affectionate of all their re-habilitated raptors -- I always found that fact to be fascinating.

Scott