Masked Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae.
One of the Birds of Prey with Eslite d'Corps at the Abbey Medieval Tournament.
View all photos taken: Sunday, 10th July 2011, This photo: 8:42am
Tyto novaehollandiae.
One of the Birds of Prey with Eslite d'Corps at the Abbey Medieval Tournament.
View all photos taken: Sunday, 10th July 2011, This photo: 8:42am
Majestic david,love the light created.
i didnt see you there!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevemack] 'twas pretty early, nice morning sun :)
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/alborath] I was there all weekend :) Didn't see you either, but then there was well over 20,000 people there over the two days.
Now thats a pretty birdie David :-)
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/suburbanvoodoo] And completely silent too - quite amazing to see them fly ('cause you definitely can't hear them!).
Very nice David. Great details in the eye.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/allan_nielsen] Quite likely not as good as yours though.
very beautiful bird. hey, what size was your huge lens? that was impresive. i could spot you a mile away
I have a relatively small 400mm lens. You probably spotted Allan with his 600mm f/4.
Gorgeous light on this beautiful bird
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/thea_m] 'twas indeed a beautiful bird Thea. Not often you get to see an owl during the day.
its very like the UK barn owl, in fact its so like it I'm guessing its the Aussie version, a lovely looking bird, they do fly in daylight in the UK, especially when they have young to feed. They get killed by cars as they have a habit of hunting along roadside verges.
A lot of our owls havent survived the last two winters sadly
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/33085391@N00] A bit. We have our own Barn Owl too, but this guy is a bit larger than the Pacific Barn Owl (33-50cm compared to 30-40cm). Both beautiful birds, though.
Lovely photo. Awesome opportunity to get up close