Barn Owl with Vole

[MuttleMcTuttle 21]

Lovely shots - I love the first one, and it's a great shot of the two young 'uns.

[lanesra 3,994]

absolute A1 pics, the first picture really portrays the english countryside, would be a worthy caption for anty organisation representing english nature !

[kennel-maid 0]

Wow what fantastic pics.

[bunnys 1,228]

superb pics showing very good talent what being a country man his about keep up the good work brill

[steve 34]

cracking shots kenny..always nice to see a barn owl...a shame really as barn owls seem to of died off abit round my way..seem to see more tawny owls nowadays round here..so enjoy your barn owls while you still can

[kenny14 656]

Thanks again for all the comments, I'm glad you enjoy them as much as I do. ATB.

[Catcher 1 639]

Great pics kenny.Love the barn owl.A stunning British bird.

[Malt 379]

Fantastic shot buddy.

 

Is it just me though, or does the tail on that prey look too long to be a vole?

Thanks for the comments. It's definitely a Vole .If you look closely (at this and some of the other pics I took in the sequence)you can see by the length of the tail that it's a Field Vole. Had it been a Bank Vole the tail would have been even longer. Also the blunt nose, which is visible in some of the other pics indicates a Vole rather than a mouse.

 

Kenny

 

No worries mate, must be my fecking eyes!

 

I used to know a place where there was always at least a pair of barn owls. Some big holiday firm took over the location where they lived, and there was a huge uproar when they wanted to renovate the buildings they were meant to be living in. This firm reckoned there had never been any living in the area, won their case and started work on the buildings.. The day I read their statement in the local rag about there being no owls there, I drove past the place and me & the wife saw one sat on a roadside gate in the middle of the day..

[kenny14 656]

Fantastic shot buddy.

 

Is it just me though, or does the tail on that prey look too long to be a vole?

Thanks for the comments. It's definitely a Vole .If you look closely (at this and some of the other pics I took in the sequence)you can see by the length of the tail that it's a Field Vole. Had it been a Bank Vole the tail would have been even longer. Also the blunt nose, which is visible in some of the other pics indicates a Vole rather than a mouse.

 

Kenny

 

No worries mate, must be my fecking eyes!

 

I used to know a place where there was always at least a pair of barn owls. Some big holiday firm took over the location where they lived, and there was a huge uproar when they wanted to renovate the buildings they were meant to be living in. This firm reckoned there had never been any living in the area, won their case and started work on the buildings.. The day I read their statement in the local rag about there being no owls there, I drove past the place and me & the wife saw one sat on a roadside gate in the middle of the day..

Unfortunately I think that sort of thing happens all too often when big companies are involved.