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Post by dvennor on Sept 30, 2017 15:21:51 GMT
Hello all!this is my first post!new to all of this!i am an very amateur wildlife photographer and ornithologist,was a gardener until ill health but looking for camera subjects and small explorations keep me fairly sane!latest interest has been owls particularly Barnes round Notts but have drawn a blank?can anyone help me out?appreciate nobody knows me but have some pics on Instagram under dvennor just to try and prove my intentions are trustworthy,anyhow many thanks x
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Post by alf1951 on Sept 30, 2017 16:28:10 GMT
Hello dvennor and welcome to WABI.
I'm sure someone here will soon respond to your query. Unfortunately I'm not in the Notts area and I've only had the good fortune to have seen fleeting glimpses of Barn Owls in Cumbria but there will be someone on WABI with local knowledge and/or the expertise you're seeking. Stick around.
Alf
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Post by ianr on Oct 1, 2017 5:32:53 GMT
Hi dvennor, I have to say that these days the only time I see barn owls are chance sightings as I drive around. I do get into Notts often, some of my favourite walks are out that way but there nearer to Lincoln than Nottingham. All I can suggest is look for possible locations and check them out at dawn/dusk, dawn is good this time of year it's getting later in the morning  I was watching one the other year around 8 am for nearly an hour and it was still hunting when I left but I've not seen one at that site since. I took a look on Instagram and I'd drop the very amateur tag and go keen enthusiast  your pictures are very good. Do you sit in a hide or go walk about and chance your hand with a shoot far lens? I look forward to seeing some of your photos on here and good look with the search ian. |
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Post by dvennor on Oct 1, 2017 9:40:55 GMT
Hi dvennor, I have to say that these days the only time I see barn owls are chance sightings as I drive around. I do get into Notts often, some of my favourite walks are out that way but there nearer to Lincoln than Nottingham. All I can suggest is look for possible locations and check them out at dawn/dusk, dawn is good this time of year it's getting later in the morning I was watching one the other year around 8 am for nearly an hour and it was still hunting when I left but I've not seen one at that site since. I took a look on Instagram and I'd drop the very amateur tag and go keen enthusiast your pictures are very good. Do you sit in a hide or go walk about and chance your hand with a shoot far lens? I look forward to seeing some of your photos on here and good look with the search ian. Many thanks ianr,apprecate your help and kind comments,i walk about really, don't really use hides thou I might as it gets colder! |
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Post by accipiter on Oct 1, 2017 12:09:48 GMT
Hi devennor and welcome, since owls are not the easiest species to find and photograph without local knowledge (except the little owl which often sit in the open during warm sunny days) my advice would be to become a member of your local bird club, since it would require much dedication on your own, although it still will even being a member. Barn owls also come under schedule 1 but the bird club will inform you on the rules in this respect. Of course it would mean attending their meetings and getting to know the members very well indeed since serous birders can be a little secretive, much like the carp angler that smile a lot but say very little, In fact it took me twenty years to get to know one member. The response by others being I don’t know what you have Alan but he has never been known to speak to anyone else, but hey Rome was not built in a day. Of course not all members are like this in fact you will find most are very helpful indeed, there was nothing really wrong with this man either just a little over protective, but I can relate to that believe me. He was also known as the butterfly man as he was obsessed with the study of butterflies to the point of recording the sound of feeding caterpillars munching, have a listen to this Alan he would say in which his whole face would light up just like seven year old school child. Anyhow the first link I have provided is useful and I would seriously consider joining this organization too. Click on county guide for sites in your area. But I would avoid Clumber Park on your own since I once become lost for a whole day in sweltering conditions - nearly four thousand acres. You may also find the other links very useful in your quest, oh and the last useful peace of information is – just because you do not see anything after many visits it does not mean it is not there, (time will tell as I like to say) owls also have a built in response to hide away to avoid being mobbed during daylight hours, but this does not mean they will not hunt during the day or sun worship little owls most certainly will. Even tawny owls will hunt during the day when it has hungry chicks to feed, but my advice would to steer well clear of this species as they are highly territorial during this time and are liable to attack intruders. Oh and good luck and remember, Rome was not built in a day! Alan www.nottsbirders.net/index.htmlwww.owlpages.com/owls/species.phpwww.xeno-canto.org/ |
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I was watching one the other year around 8 am for nearly an hour and it was still hunting when I left but I've not seen one at that site since.
your pictures are very good. Do you sit in a hide or go walk about and chance your hand with a shoot far lens?