Taken today, There were two kestrel's that attacked this barn owl every time it managed to capture a vole this is the first time I've ever seen this type of behaviour even the short eared owl's attacked the poor old barn owl.
Phil.
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Posted by Mike Smith on January 8, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Kind of shows just how efficient Barnies are at vole catching if the other raptors are looking at piracy for easy meals
Great behavioural shot
Mike
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 8, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Great behaviour shot Phil - that Barn owl is certainly doing it's best to hide!!
Mark
Posted by John Robinson on January 8, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Good one !
JR
Posted by Edwin kats on January 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Great shot. A wonderful moment well captured.
Edwin Kats
Posted by David Sewell on January 8, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Fantastic behavioural shot, well done.
David
Posted by Paul Hobson on January 8, 2009 at 5:14 PM
super action and image
Paul Hobson
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 8, 2009 at 5:18 PM
I saw activity like this last year in Norfolk. A raptor pinned the barn owl down the ground after it has caught something. I wasn't close enough to get a decent shot but it really surprised me! BTW nice capture of the event.
A very interesting behavioural image Phil. To my eye (when viewed on this works monitor) the picture could do with being a touch darker with a slight increase in contrast.
Robert
Posted by Anthony House on January 9, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Happens all the time... Barn Owl's are the pussies of the raptor world....
Posted by Magnus Hird on January 10, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Well captured Phil, there's a lot going on in that area!
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10 repliesPhil.
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Great behavioural shot
Mike
Mark
JR
Edwin Kats
David
Paul Hobson
Robert