11 August 2025 : A heat wave apparently ! just a quick visit to the Barn Owls before rain drove them back to the nest

So the forecast was hot and sunny, but no one told Cumbria that, so I headed out in the evening to see how the Barn Owl nest was doing. I arrived to see the adult bird hunting over the fields, and no sooner had I spotted him that the rain came in and back to roost it went. I grabbed a couple of shots before heading to the view point to look at the nest. The Juvenile bird was sat just outside the nest, maybe a bit big to fit in now but clearly still being fed by Mum & Dad.

The rain was heavy now and it was clear they wouldn’t be flying again anytime soon so I called it a day and headed home.

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