Long-eared Owl at Burton Mere RSPB

After last week's sunshine this week is set to be a bit disappointing.

I photographed the Laughing Gull and some Snow Bunting in some good light, but this week's weather is set to be dull.

I've been keeping an eye on the Long Eared Owl at Burton Mere to see if it is still showing.

 If so it could be worth a trip to get a head shot.

 On Tuesday I made the trip and was able to photograph the Long eared Owl even though it was very low light conditions

and the Long eared Owl was partially obscured by Hawthorn branches.

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The shots are not disappointing as I didn't expect to get a full view of one, I was lucky to even get the shots that I have.

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I managed a few shots before the Twitchers arrived and sent the bird deeper into the Hawthorn and that was the end of that.

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Long eared Owl shots from nine years ago

Long eared Owl

Latin name Asio otus

Family Owls (Strigidae)

Overview
The long-eared owl is medium-sized owl, smaller in size than a woodpigeon. It often looks long and thin, with head feathers (known as ear tufts even though they are not ears) which it raises when alarmed. It is buff-brown with darker brown streaks, and deep orange eyes. It breeds thinly across the UK with fewer birds in the south-west and Wales. Northern birds migrate southwards, including birds from Europe coming to spend the winter in the UK, while southern birds are residents and only move short distances to find food.

At midday I decided to leave and see if I could Photograph the Water Pipit at Neston Sewage Works.

More shots in the folder