So tonight the weather ws great so I headed up to watch the Barn Owl, at first it was a great night with the Owl hunting afar, and bring back mice and voles to the nest. I switched positions on my way home and spotted him hunting in the back fields, and at the last minute he switched his flight and headed directly towards me.
He had a few near misses with the Swallows that were hunting themselves, but after a few small flight corrections, he headed directly towards me and landed on a post 10 feet away, he dodged another Swallow that hadn’t seen him, watched me for 30 seconds, before taking off and flying back to the barn, picking up a vole on the way !
A magical night, and such a privilege to see him close up and personal for a few seconds.
Click the small images to view the larger
