Little Owl with food for chick- Athene noctua by Carole Stevens

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13-JUN-2007

Little Owl with food for chick- Athene noctua

We are lucky enough to share our field with a family of Little Owls, but I have never managed to capture them as they are too shy and too fast.

After weeks of patiently waiting I finally managed to capture one of the female, she flew straight at me and landed just above my head and actually sat watching me for a few seconds!
This was for the chick as she would have eaten it herself!

Heres another shot as she was about to take off.

Here are some new images I took at Thrigby Hall and wildlife gardens in my

Creature Capers Gallery

Canon EOS 20D
1/60s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	13-Jun-2007 08:10:50
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	400 mm
Exposure Time	1/60 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	partial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Alain Dumas		22-Jun-2010 22:11
Very nice!

Thierry Lucas		17-Dec-2008 20:11
Beautiful. V

Cliff		12-Oct-2008 10:05
An excellent shot, full of interest and Little Owls are so cute, even with a worm in their beak. :-)

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		03-Nov-2007 18:59
Terrific shot! V Ton

Terry Thormin		01-Sep-2007 15:19
Gorgeous shot Carole. How can you not love owls! V

Hank Vander Velde		12-Jul-2007 14:35
Fantastic shot. V.

Debbie Blackburn Beierle		17-Jun-2007 16:48
Excellent shot! A real winner!! v

Bob Moul		15-Jun-2007 21:30
Terrific capture, Carole! Like it!

laine82		15-Jun-2007 00:22
Love that innocent look...A great shot.gmv

Rich Westfall		14-Jun-2007 17:07
Awesome shot.

Guest		14-Jun-2007 13:04
Terrific shot! v.

Guest		14-Jun-2007 07:42
Great capture, very sharp, GMV!

Dominic Cantin		14-Jun-2007 05:21
Excellent capture ( for you and the bird too ;) ) ! Congrats !v. Dominic :)

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		14-Jun-2007 03:29
So glad your patience paid off with this great catch! S&L

Dave Wixx		14-Jun-2007 03:22
Wonder opportunity and your patience paid off. Excellent shot.

Pixel Shooter		14-Jun-2007 03:15
absolutely wonderful job Carole, worth waiting for ~V~

Manas Khan		13-Jun-2007 23:04
Outstanding capture! Vote

akleja		13-Jun-2007 21:31
Great capture!

Jay Levin		13-Jun-2007 21:27
Very cool shot, Carole. A worm eating owl!

Eric Carrère		13-Jun-2007 20:59
Beautiful picture, V.

Al Chesworth		13-Jun-2007 19:39
Look into my eyes said the small owl and I will hypnotise you, you must not take pictures of my chick or I will drop mice down your chimney.

Zaid Kurdi		13-Jun-2007 19:24
Excellent capture...Lucky you are....V.

Johnnie Rogers		13-Jun-2007 19:05
Lucky you, what a capture! v

Johnny JAG		13-Jun-2007 18:37
Lovely catch (not the worm)

J. Scott Coile		13-Jun-2007 17:38
Pasta tonight ;-)

Monte Dodge		13-Jun-2007 16:07
vote,, great capture!. Being at the right place at the right time , with the right lens.........

JW		13-Jun-2007 14:57
Wow! This is absolutely outstanding - you must be very proud you're patience and knowledge of these birds paid off! Big V

Tom Munson		13-Jun-2007 14:47
Absolutely perfect Carol. I luv that leaning pose. Vote

Guest		13-Jun-2007 14:33
How GREAT! I can't believe you were lucky enough to catch this moment. V

beverley harrison		13-Jun-2007 14:19
ohhh wow!! you lucky thing you...a case of right place right time and that lens works well for you!! HUGE VOTE!!

Guest		13-Jun-2007 13:19
Wonderful shot, the worm adds a great touch. vote.

Neal Nye		13-Jun-2007 12:22
A great catch for you, the owl, and the chick! Wonderful shot!

Faye White		13-Jun-2007 12:17
wow! this is an awesome photo! Bravo!!

Ken Chambers ARPS		13-Jun-2007 11:55
Congratulations on your patience, then capturing such a remarkable shot.

Martha Albuquerque		13-Jun-2007 11:36
what a wonderful capture, Carole.. v*

Sharon Rogers		13-Jun-2007 11:26
oh you lucky thing, love the wiggly worm

QUERIDO		13-Jun-2007 10:52
beautiful shot,vote

Guest		13-Jun-2007 10:33
Wonderful shot! I guess its true - the early bird got the worm!

Guest		13-Jun-2007 10:16
fantastic capture! Well done!

lou_rozensteins		13-Jun-2007 09:48
Worth waiting for!Excellent details, and great to get her with prey! Voted.

Guest		13-Jun-2007 09:44
wonderful image, Carole would not have imagined that they ate worms

Sheila		13-Jun-2007 09:33
Fantastic shot, well worth the wait. That worm is something else, too :-)

Ramiek		13-Jun-2007 08:38
WOW, this is fantastisch!! Big Vote!

Guest		13-Jun-2007 08:35
excelent shot and so lovely, great tone.

Guest		13-Jun-2007 08:07
Oh this is just great Carole! The owl seems so curious at that angle. Well done for getting the shot.

edwina beaumont		13-Jun-2007 08:05
lovely Carol, that worm looks tasty

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