tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post8832902339340006129..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Silent FlightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-46417506636344565662010-04-29T13:54:35.047+00:002010-04-29T13:54:35.047+00:00Thanks Maggie, at one point we did get very close ...Thanks Maggie, at one point we did get very close to the bird - within about 20 metres, and I was too slow to get a picture ... a memorable moment, thoughPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-90196386466813123722010-04-29T10:40:21.143+00:002010-04-29T10:40:21.143+00:00lovely pictures - so hard to get focus when the li...lovely pictures - so hard to get focus when the light is low. We've had barn owls all winter around our lodges, but can't say I've seen them recently. Hopefully they're just out later than me now!Maggie Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012516024553350919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-87954859226442380742010-04-24T15:45:00.557+00:002010-04-24T15:45:00.557+00:00I was so entranced by the bird that it was a bit o...I was so entranced by the bird that it was a bit of a struggle to remember to press the shutter button, LesleyPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-24903592644416160472010-04-24T10:17:45.617+00:002010-04-24T10:17:45.617+00:00Stunning photographs.... absolute joy!Stunning photographs.... absolute joy!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908084484202064053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-29330306570121840952010-04-23T21:39:42.155+00:002010-04-23T21:39:42.155+00:00Hi John, the Norfolk coast seems to be a very reli...Hi John, the Norfolk coast seems to be a very reliable place to see them - I've watched them there three years in succession now..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22755109170194739912010-04-23T20:58:56.792+00:002010-04-23T20:58:56.792+00:00Well captured and presented Phil. They are such gr...Well captured and presented Phil. They are such graceful birds to watch. I keep hoping a pair will use a nearby nest box.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-38560573120236558082010-04-23T17:49:59.853+00:002010-04-23T17:49:59.853+00:00I always feel privileged when I see one KeithI always feel privileged when I see one KeithPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-29011442776127549302010-04-23T17:25:53.050+00:002010-04-23T17:25:53.050+00:00A great encounter Phil. Such beautiful creatures.A great encounter Phil. Such beautiful creatures.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-52513329757619373302010-04-23T06:10:08.019+00:002010-04-23T06:10:08.019+00:00Certainly did Adrian - the North-west Norfolk coas...Certainly did Adrian - the North-west Norfolk coast is a good spot for barn owlsPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-1602466792652522302010-04-23T06:08:34.804+00:002010-04-23T06:08:34.804+00:00Let's hope so Stevie - I have heard there'...Let's hope so Stevie - I have heard there's a pair near Durham city at the moment..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-70447568494897219032010-04-23T05:36:03.371+00:002010-04-23T05:36:03.371+00:00A grand series, bet it made your week.A grand series, bet it made your week.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-68410312140301372852010-04-22T23:26:01.895+00:002010-04-22T23:26:01.895+00:00Nice shots.
Supposedly its gonna be a good year fo...Nice shots.<br />Supposedly its gonna be a good year for them . . .Stevie Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02914855990290934625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-1297885317674768782010-04-22T20:22:17.514+00:002010-04-22T20:22:17.514+00:00TYhanks Linda, they're all enlargements of a s...TYhanks Linda, they're all enlargements of a small part of the image - it was quite a long way away and the light was fading ... beautful bird, though.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-49333664249128016522010-04-22T20:15:06.904+00:002010-04-22T20:15:06.904+00:00Great sequence Phil, I especially like the vertica...Great sequence Phil, I especially like the vertical shots of the Barn Owl hovering and dropping for prey against the spring coloured hedgerow. Lindakirstallcreatureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998154163393757732noreply@blogger.com