Watching the Hunt.

My Buddy Peter Tonkin takes a few minutes break from behind the lens yesterday just to watch a close encounter with one of the very photogenic Short eared Owls that grace the Cornish heathland during the winter months.

Below is my take of yesterdays Owls with low and slow flights captured during their graceful hunting behaviour in the rough grass fields

The Cornish Warrior v The Short Eared Owls

The Image above is of a determined Cornish Warrior Peter Tonkin battling along a track full of knee high thick mud and water with high winds and driving rain trying to beat him back but nothing stops him in his quest to capture an image of a pair of Short Eared Owls in aerial combat.   So does he claim his prize this time?  You bet he does !   Check out his image below of these feisty Birds in action.

Below are a few of my own images of these magical winter migrants to our heathland high ground taken on the same shoot yesterday.  We stayed with these birds until fading light levels and cloud cover created to many exposure problems with our attempts at recording them to continue.