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Short-eared owl, hunting at dusk. This is the time they're seen most often, and can be frustrating for a photographer when they choose to appear just as the light has all but gone.⁠
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When a winter roosting site sees an unusually high number of owls though, they will frequently hunt throughout the day, perhaps to avoid competing with more dominant birds during the later hours.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #bbcearth #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus ⁠

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Short-eared owl trying to fend off a kestrel, that is trying to steal its catch. ⁠
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I've seen this quite a few times, when kestrels mob both short-eared owls, and also barn owls, of their catch. ⁠
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Didn't succeed this time, luckily for the owl.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #bbcearth #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus ⁠

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Short-eared owl - from many moons ago, when we called over to a location where we'd heard a couple of these beautiful birds were hunting, and caught a brief, but close view after a fall of snow.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #bbcearth #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus ⁠

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Short-eared owl - from a moment of pure joy as one hovered pretty much right in front of where I was standing...⁠
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Short-eared owl, and one of my favourite images I've ever taken of one. I remember the panic rising as the owl flew directly towards me, and the camera struggled to get a lock on... thankfully it did, and in time to nail this wonderfully symmetric image.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #bbcearth #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus ⁠

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Short-eared owl - something moving below has attracted its attention...⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #bbcearth #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus ⁠

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Short-eared owl hunting over snow-covered meadows. ⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #bbcearth #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus ⁠

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Short-eared owl, and one of my absolute favourite subjects to point my camera at, or simply watch through my binoculars. ⁠
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#shortearedowl #petewalkden #wildlife #owl #owlsofinstagram #birdinflight #1natureshot #followme ⁠

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Sky in the eye.⁠
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I find shags fascinating, from the colours of their iridescent feathers, the vibrant yellows around the beak, and their emerald eyes.⁠
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With the constant flow of folks milling around Lunga, these normally skittish birds are pretty chilled out, so allow closer views than normal.⁠
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#shag #lunga #mull #scotland #petewalkden #turusmara @turus_mara @birdersstore ⁠
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Puffin on Lunga.⁠
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Late in the day, the sun can light up the sea behind the colony of puffins, so by underexposing the shot by a few stops, the sparkles can be used to show the distinctive silhouette of the puffins.⁠
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#puffin #lunga #mull #turusmara #wildlifephotography #petewalkden #silhouette #sparkles @turus_mara⁠
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Puffin, preening in the rain. One from a fantastic session of photography with clients, on Lunga, near Mull.⁠
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I've more images and details from the three weeks of tours, on my wildlife blog, listed here:⁠
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http://petesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/mull-summer-photography-tours.html⁠
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#blog #wildlife #wildlifephotography #puffin #rain #petewalkden #lunga ⁠

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Red Squirrel - no trick lighting here, just the morning sunshine, cascading through the woodland canopy, and rim-lighting a red squirrel as it feeds on a hazelnut cob.⁠
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#redsquirrel #naturallight #wildlifephotography #rimlit #rimlight #highlands #scotland #lovenature #earthcapture ⁠

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Red Kite - even though there are merely a handful of these wonderful raptors visiting the RSPB Tollie feeding station, compared to the hundreds that go to Gigrin, it's hard to resist calling over, if you're in the area. ⁠
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#redkite #rspb #tollie #blackisle #scotland #highlands⁠

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Crested Tit - such fantastic birds to see perched up in the trees. Once you've learned their call, you can hear them approaching through the forest, and be ready for a shot, as they arrive. Fab.⁠
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#crestedtit #punk #scotland #cairngorms #highlands #workshops #winterguiding #wildlifephotography⁠

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Crested Tit - After the disappointment of last winter, with the mild conditions and lack of action at the crested tit site, it was great to see these birds coming in to the feeders frequently again. ⁠
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#crestedtit #caledonianpunk #punk #highlands #cairngorms #woodland #forest ⁠

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