Showing posts with label Dave Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dave Johnson. Show all posts
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Different Seo pic from DJ
In light of some recent talk of 'different' Short-eared pictures,
Hows about this one by Dave J :-
Short inspecting Ladybird larvae
Ive been owling, but havnt any decent pics, i have seen some perched up, but not as close as this one, again by the Master ;-)
Hows about this one by Dave J :-
Ive been owling, but havnt any decent pics, i have seen some perched up, but not as close as this one, again by the Master ;-)
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Daylight hunting Long-eared
Our County Long-eared population is well known, and in several parts well studied for decades.
During the breeding season we routinely see them out & about, active in good light, even so far as hunting in the midday sunshine, following a wet night.
Whilst in awe of these marvellous birds, familiarity does creep in & perhaps we are somewhat lazy knowing we have a full quarter of a year to see them floating about in daylight
( as a rule mid May to mid/late August ).
However the rest of the year is a different matter....
We may be lucky enough to see a migrant come in off the North Sea at Dawdon or Hartlepool or a male arcing about in a Springtime display flight, other than that chances to observe flying birds are few & far between.
Winter Daylight hunting Long-eareds are at a premium here - personally i can recall no more than a dozen occasions where ive seen such activity in over 2 decades.
Below is a series of phenomenal images taken recently in North East England by Mr D.Johnson .
( D.Johnson website - www.djohnson.org as if you needed a reminder !)
These are of a very accommodating winter hunting Asio otus.
A just reward for many hours dedication, patience & fieldcraft.
Enjoy !
and just a few more ;-) :-
and we thought we'd all done well with our Shortie pics !
( hopefully Mr Johnson will be resting on his laurels for a while & be giving us mere mortals a look in ;-) )
During the breeding season we routinely see them out & about, active in good light, even so far as hunting in the midday sunshine, following a wet night.
Whilst in awe of these marvellous birds, familiarity does creep in & perhaps we are somewhat lazy knowing we have a full quarter of a year to see them floating about in daylight
( as a rule mid May to mid/late August ).
However the rest of the year is a different matter....
We may be lucky enough to see a migrant come in off the North Sea at Dawdon or Hartlepool or a male arcing about in a Springtime display flight, other than that chances to observe flying birds are few & far between.
Winter Daylight hunting Long-eareds are at a premium here - personally i can recall no more than a dozen occasions where ive seen such activity in over 2 decades.
Below is a series of phenomenal images taken recently in North East England by Mr D.Johnson .
( D.Johnson website - www.djohnson.org as if you needed a reminder !)
These are of a very accommodating winter hunting Asio otus.
A just reward for many hours dedication, patience & fieldcraft.
Enjoy !
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| this ones my favourite ! |
and just a few more ;-) :-
and we thought we'd all done well with our Shortie pics !
( hopefully Mr Johnson will be resting on his laurels for a while & be giving us mere mortals a look in ;-) )
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