Or just plain bombed!
Short eared owl at Aberdeen beach bombed by crow.
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Wordless Wednesday: Photo bombed
My Aberdeen Garden
My Scottish garden and further afield.
Or just plain bombed!
Short eared owl at Aberdeen beach bombed by crow.
Great shot Annette, that must of been quite exciting to see that behaviour too.
It all happened really quickly Julie. Thankfully I pressed the shutter in time. I was being really careful not to disturb the owl as I was photographing it, when along came this big black bird that was much more of a problem than I was being. The poor owl just flew off.
Amazing photos!
Thanks Pauline – I was quite pleased that I was in the right place at the right time.
Great captures Annette. Crows do that here to kestrels but I’ve never managed to photograph it, well done.
It was just luck and a bit of patience. I had watched the owl land and gradually crept closer to get better photos. Then suddenly the crow appeared. Luckily my camera settings were about right.
Wow.
What a cool moment. Great photo. Annette, I wanted to pass along a link to a bird cam in case you’d enjoy watching Great Horned Owls. The first chick hatched last night. http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_Owls/
Thanks so much for the link – the video of the chick hatching is incredible.
Phew! No kidding. Great photo 😃
It is good that you have such quick reactions Annette to get such a wonderful photo.
Thanks Brian. I just kept the release down on continuous, but you are right it was over in a flash. The next shot was the owl in the air, but it is a bit blurry – I don’t think even at 1/200 it was fast enough. What speed do you usually use for flying birds?
Amazing shot Annette, well done!
Thanks Chloris. Right place, right time. Camera already set up so I got lucky. I was happy with the result though.
Amazing Annette! Makes my robins look a bit tame. Note to self… Must try harder!
We are just really lucky to have the opportunity to see these owls Gillian. Went yesterday again, but I think it was just too noisy as the weather was fantastic and everyone was out making a lot of noise.
Love those lucky shots! Outstanding, Annette.
It was really jammy wasn’t it, but that is what wildlife photography is all about. If you put yourself in the right place often enough you will catch something.
that’s so true… probably the best piece of advice for all wildlife photographers to keep in mind ❤
And here was me complaining about the starlings!
🙂