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Great afternoon on the marsh, thought Id pop down as it was reasonably good weather, and even at 2.30pm the barn owls were hunting. After id been there a couple of hours after getting some nice shots in flight and perched, I was thinking about leaving, when a Short Eared owl turned up!    I got some great shots as he hunted the same area for a while, and then as he went the barn owl turned up again and landed for a rest in the field not far in front of me. Glad I made the effort now to trudge through the waterlogged fields to get to the spot.   ...

New Book, 'Surrounded by barn owls'!

The book can be ordered by clicking this link: https://www.gbjphotography.co.uk/index.php?page=order-form I am delighted to announce the publication of my first book, ‘Surrounded by barn owls’,  Click the link for more info and order details.  This is a 56 page photographic study of wild barn owls, showing different aspects of their behaviour using a selection of my best images. These stunning birds are shown in their natural habitat in and around the Norfolk marshes and farmland.  But the main stars of the book are the various owls themselves, shown off to their best in over 100 stunning photos throughout the book.   Book price: £18.00 plus £2...

Long Eared owl family.

Spent a night in Lincolnshire a couple of weeks ago photographing a Long Eared owl family. These are one of the 5 native species of owl in the UK, and very difficult to see as they like dense forests and hunt at night.  This was are chance through Tom at Wildlife Hides, to see a completely wild owl family, no supplementary feeding, and get some photographs using a flash which didn't upset the owls at all. Tom had set a temporary 'Scaffold hide' up, 6metres off the ground, to catch the parents coming in to feed the 5 young, before the young leave the nest to 'branch', giving about a 2 week window for photos.         We got to the hide around 4.30, clamb...

3 barn owls on the marsh.

  Great trip to the Norfolk marsh this morning, thanks to Andy Brown for the tip-off. Up at 6AM, up to my knees in marsh mud in the reeds by 7.30 with all my kit, ready to go. Always good while you are waiting to keep checking the light levels and adjusting ISO to as low as you can get away with as the sun comes up. 3 barn owls hunting in glorious morning sunshine gave us some great photo opportunities. It really makes you think how easy most of us humans have it when you see how hard these birds have to work just to get breakfast!    ...

barn owlets 'Kissing'!

Went over to Old Buckenham last week to see how the 2 owlets were doing, and as I drove in I was amazed to see them both on a post each in the field, with an adult on a 3rd post! It looked like they were getting hunting lessons, so I stopped the car, grabbed my camera from the passenger seat and crept out to use the car as a hide, hoping they wouldn't fly off! I lent the camera on the roof and got some shots as one owlet flew over to the other one and looked like it gave it a kiss and cuddle before flying off, a cute moment. Once they flew off, I got set up by a tree and waited, and they came back just as the golden evening sun was showing its last rays, and g...

Short Eared owls Return

Tried a different spot on the marsh today, and was delighted to see the Short Eared owl make an appearance for around an hour. In some ways they hunt in a similar fashion to barn owls, just a bit faster and lower to the ground. Their yellow eyes look great in the right light, really piercing and fully focussed. Tried a 1.4 tele-converter for the first time, and quite impressed with the results....