Sunrise: 04.58 Sunset: 09.15 I mentioned in http://atomic-temporary-19456464.wpcomstaging.com/2014/05/23/the-dream/ about owl perches in trees alongside North Pond, when ground cover was not as dense as it has been of late. I photographed this tawny in May 2012 http://atomic-temporary-19456464.wpcomstaging.com/2012/05/21/tawny-owl/ . I am hoping that improvements around the pond will encourage this owl, and others like it, to return to the safety of the pond area.
21st May 2012: I had planned to go owling yesterday evening, but the light wasn’t good enough. I had an idea of an image I would like to shoot, and I wasn’t going to get it without strong evening sunlight. Instead, I sat on my recliner, in front of the television, eating biscuits and drinking beer like a regular couch potato. This evening was a very different story. The weather was warm, sunny… Read More