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Andrew Marshall Wildlife Photography
Barn owl (Tyto alba)
The winters of 2010 and 2011 saw a big decrease in the Barn owl population in our area in the Cotswolds. Just as I started taking wildlife photography seriously there were suddenly no Owls around! It has been a pleasure over the winter of 2012 and spring of 2013 to gradually find some surviving pairs and see them returning slowly to haunt the local fields and moors . In August 2015 I was delighted to be able to watch a family of three young owlets succesfully fledge from a local barn. More recently (summer 2018) I have been lucky enough to find a local pair of owls who can be very happy to perform close by over the stunning Cotswold summer meadows. In the winter 2020 / 2021, despite another bad breeding season, there seem to be a good number of adults in my local area of the Cotswolds, fingers crossed for a better summer for these enigmatic birds.

It's behind you !

Barn owl close fly by
Close fly by : female Barn owl on the wing.

The watcher on the wall
Barn owl (Tyto alba), turning her head.

Barn owl _look out post

Night dive
Barn owl backlit dropping onto prey

Barn owl perched on one leg
Holding up her talons.

Incoming dive

Female barn owl in flight
Showing her spots : the spotted underside helps identify the female Barn owl.

Eye contact
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