Ospreys, spray, trout and tallons August 11, 2015Birds in the british landscape, Ospreys in the Caingorm Landscapemike Osprey close detail, trout tail and spray. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey, trout, wings and spray. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey flying away with trout head first. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey with trout turning to go in the sun. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey close, trout tail and spray. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey with hooded wings and well caught trout. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey flying away trout side on. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey with fighting trout. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey with trout just leaving. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey vertical lift May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey missed before dawn. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey with well caught trout. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey, trout tail and spray. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey with half caught trout. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey fishing low at sunrise. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey spray and hidden trout at dawn. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus Osprey flying away in the sun. May Cairngorms NP. Pandion haliaetus
Barn Owls living and hunting through a Suffolk winter February 22, 2015Birds in the british landscape, Uncategorizedmike During the short days of midwinter Barn owls retreated into the darkness only glimpsed as occasional pale shadows. This winter there have been plenty of voles, Barn owls did not have to hunt for long each day. Mid February and the days are longer, morning and evening Barn owls hunt the meadows around Norton Suffolk, this is sign that they are preparing to breed. The female Barn owl needs to put on weight late winter and early spring before laying eggs, the males have to provide much of the food the females need. Most of the images on this page are of male Barn owls hunting for food that is taken back to the nest site to feed the females. Barn owl looking forward on old gate post. April afternoon Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking back on old gate post. April afternoon Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking down on old gate post. April afternoon Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking to hunt at dawn. March Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking over the shoulder at dawn. March Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking back at dawn. March Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking at a Buzzard. March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl checking things out. March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl side looking. March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying out of winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking at sunset. March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking forward. March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking down. March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl back lit hover, March late afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto a Barn owl attacted by buzzard. March evening. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl back lit hovering, March late afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl retreating from buzzard. March evening. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl hunting from oak tree. March sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl. Backward gance from post March evening. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl over meadow late afternoon March. Tyto alba Barn owl flying in March flaming sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl preening on post March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl back lit, March late afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl look from post March afternoon. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl on ground after dive sunny March evening. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking over it's back in winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking back at sun set from post, winter Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking at sun set from post, winter Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl mobbed, winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl mobbed with wing up. Winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl mobbed on post,m winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking up from post, winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking round the back in winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying side look at dusk. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying in winter afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying by winter hedge afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl hunting in late afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying by winter oak afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying and winking in afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl looking back in winter oak at sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl hunting in winter afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying turn, winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying above winter hedge at sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl in meadow grass after hunting dive. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying, winter dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying against winter hedge at dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying face on at dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying V face on at dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba
Barn Owls in the the Suffolk Landscape June 30, 2012Birds in the british landscapemike Suffolk Barn owl population recovery benefits other wildlife The Barn owl population in Suffolk has recovered to levels last seen in the 1930s. This is providing a boost to other wildlife. Barn owl increases are being driven by Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s community Barn Owl project, together with more environmentally friendly farming practices including an increase in rough grassland and more careful use of pesticides. The community project has installed over 500 nest boxes compensating for lost sites in old trees and barns. This has allowed Barn owls to move back into areas where landowners have left wider field margins and established more rough grassland where voles and mice can be hunted. There are examples where landowners are deliberately linking field margins and grassland which wildlife is using as corridors. The nest boxes are providing sites for other birds, notably Kestrels and Stock doves. The increase in grassland also benefits small mammals and farmland birds such as Yellowhammers. Barn owl looking back in winter oak at sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying out of winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying by winter oak afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl hunting the meadow, evening sunlight October. Tyto alba Barn owl in straw barn. October afternoon. Tyto alba Barn owl in straw barn with vole. October afternoon. Tyto alba Barn Owl climbing down in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owls, watchful waiting in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking at sunset in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl on the move at sunset in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair close communication in an Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair in an Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking at a bark in Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair looking two ways in an Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair meet and greet in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair high and low in an Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl climbing in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair, full wing stretch in the middle of an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair in the middle of an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair, front and side look in the middle of an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking and listening in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl getting new angle in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl preparing to take off from an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl leaning to hunt from Oak tree July sunrise, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl sitting in Oak tree crux. July sunrise, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking at a spiders web in Oak tree. July sunrise, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl decending on prey, vertical wings early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking from Oak branch July sunrise, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl decending on prey, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl under Oak in early morning June light, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hovering hunt, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl in Oak dappled sunlight, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hunting from Oak tree branch, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl, Hunting angel Early morning, June Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hidden in Oak tree with vole , early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying over rough grass, June evening Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl with mouse, early june evening Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl sitting in foggy Oak, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl banking. Early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hovering during hunt, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl take off with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl turning into dive, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying facing sun with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl take off from Oak with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl launch, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying face on with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl sitting in Oak, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hunting grassy parkland early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying over long grass, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying to barn with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying, vole and grass blade, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying with vole in beak, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying in front of Oak with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying in winter sunlight Tyto alba Barn Owl in front of winter oak tree Tyto alba Barn Owl flying with vole oak behind, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl at dusk looking back with vole Tyto alba Barn Owl at dusk with vole Tyto alba Barn Owl at dusk fluffed up Tyto alba Barn Owl at dusk looking up Tyto alba Barn owl looking up in Oak tree Tyto alba Barn Owl perched on footpath sign Tyto alba Barn Owl looking down from footpath sign Tyto alba Barn Owl on footpath sign Tyto alba Barn Owl hunting early spring dusk Tyto alba Barn owl looking up in Oak tree Tyto alba Barn Owl perched on footpath sign Tyto alba Barn Owl looking down from footpath sign Tyto alba Barn Owl on footpath sign Tyto alba Barn Owl hunting early spring dusk Tyto alba Barn Owl on black dusk Tyto alba Barn Owl close at dusk Tyto alba Barn Owl spring sunset Tyto alba Barn Owl flying down winter hedge Tyto alba Barn Owl about to dive Tyto alba 253 254 255 256 289 291 293 361 597 Barn Owl at sunset Barn Owl flying into evening sun Barn Owl with Vole in Suffolk Oak tree Tyto alba Barn Owl in Suffolk oak tree Tyto alba Barn Owl and mouse Suffolk evening Tyto alba Barn owl switching mouse foot to mouth Tyto alba Barn owl mouse in bill Tyto alba Barn Owl with vole suffolk dusk Barn Owl with vole Suffolk Tyto Alba Barn owl in evening light Suffolk Tyto alba Erecting Barn owl box Norton Suffolk Barn Owl suffolk winter meadow Tyto Alba Barn owl over suffolk winter water meadow Tyto alba Barn owl with vole in cattle field Tyto alba
Gannets wind riding at Troup head December 29, 2011Birds in the british landscapemike Troup Head has Scotland’s only mainland breeding Gannet colony. The cliffs are spectacular, exposed and very steep. All the images on this page were taken on one day in May with a strong north west wind allowing the Gannets to ride the strong gusts and updrafts coming off the cliffs. Gannet airial display at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet preparing to land at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet pair courting at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet pair displaying at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannets displaying at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet stalling at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet gliding at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet group on cliff at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet pair greeting at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet resting at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet group flying at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet from behind Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet hovering at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet wind riding at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannets greeting at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannets bowing at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet wind riding at Troup Head Morus bassanus Gannet landing at Troup Head Morus bassanus 2 Gannet landing at Troup Head Morus bassanus
Birds in the British Landscape November 26, 2010Birds in the british landscapemike Nuthatch tree climbing. May Suffolk. Sitta europaea Nuthatch at nest hole. May Suffolk. Sitta europaea Nuthatch picking oak buds. May Suffolk. Sitta europaea Nuthatch collecting oak buds. May Suffolk. Sitta europaea Nuthatch making nest hole smaller with mud. May Suffolk. Sitta europaea Curious Pheasant April morning Suffolk. Phasianus colchicus Skylark leaving. June morning Suffolk. Alauda arvensis Skylark hidden in game mix on the ground. June morning Suffolk. Alauda arvensis Snipe looking round. March morning Suffolk. Gallinago gallinago Snipe looking for food, March morning Suffolk. Gallinago gallinago Shelduck pair at dusk, March Suffolk. Tadorna tadorna Grey partridge pair at field edge, evening. March Suffolk. Perdix perdix Grey partridge feeding, evening. March Suffolk. Perdix perdix Grey partridge walking into field margin, early morning. March Suffolk. Perdix perdix Grey partridge on ther turn early morning. March Suffolk. Perdix perdix Sparrowhawk sitting and looking. March Suffolk. Accipiter nisus Moorhen on the move, March Suffolk. Gallinula chloropus Moorhen pausing to look, March Suffolk. Gallinula chloropus Buzzard on oak branch. March sunset Suffolk Buteo buteo Barn owl retreating from buzzard. March evening. Suffolk. Tyto alba Sparrowhawk looking to hunt. March Suffolk. Accipiter nisus Green woodpecker feeding on mossy ground. March Suffolk. Picus viridis Barn owl looking back in winter oak at sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying out of winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying, winter dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba Common Buzzard private moment in winter oak. Suffolk. Buteo buteo Barn owl flying V face on at dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying face on at dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying against winter hedge at dusk Suffolk. Tyto alba Common Buzzard sitting in winter oak. Suffolk. Buteo buteo Barn owl hunting in late afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying and winking in afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Yellowhammer feeding at field margin. Winter Suffolk. Emberiza citrinella Blue tit looking back in wet einter hedge. Suffolk. Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch in winter hedge. Suffolk. Carduelis carduelis Crested tit feeding in the grass on the ground. November Cairngorm NP Lophophanes cristatus Crested Tit. birch and lichen, Nov Caingorm NP Lophophanes cristatus Barn owl in straw barn with vole. October afternoon. Tyto alba Coal tit on the rocks. November Cairngorm NP Periparus ater Crested looking to the side. November Cairngorm NP Lophophanes cristatus Greater spotted woodpecker upright on birch. November Cairngorm NP Dendrocopos major Crested tit calling on dead log. November Cairngorm NP Lophophanes cristatus Red-legged Partridge pair, in morning aerial fight. August Suffolk Alectoris rufa Red-legged Partridge pair, early morning disagreement. August Suffolk Alectoris rufa Pheasant pair fight getting serious, August Suffolk. Phasianus colchicus Pheasant pair have a disagreement, August Suffolk. Phasianus colchicus Pheasant pair fighting, August Suffolk. Phasianus colchicus Barn Owl pair close communication in an Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. Tyto alba Little owl looking back from Oak branch, early morning June. Athene noctua Barn Owl on the move at sunset in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl, Hunting angel Early morning, June Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hovering during hunt, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl decending on prey, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hovering hunt, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl decending on prey, vertical wings early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Kestrel, first attempt at swallowing a mouse. Falco tinnunculus Little owl on a barn roof, early morning June. Athene noctua Little owl over shoulder from Oak branch, early morning June. Athene noctua Grey Partridge at field edge, early morning Suffolk. Perdix perd Kingfisher wet after missing fish Alcedo atthis Kingfisher taking flight Alcedo atthis Nuthatch enlarging nest hole Bradfield woods Suffolk. Sitta europaea Nuthatch looking back in spring Oak tree Bradfield woods Suffolk. Sitta europaea Kestrel, swallowing a mouse. Falco tinnunculus Kestrel, on branch with spread tail. Falco tinnunculus Hobby adult in oak tree with prey Hobby about to fly Hobby feeding Waxwing pair 597 waxwing suffolk 604 605 Guillemot Guillemot famly 608 Puffin sand Puffin walking Puffin sand eels Shag picks flowers Shag flower bunch Shag on nest two Puffins Redshank on post Oyster catcher on post Corncrake Machair Short eared owl Machair 620 Short eared owl family Machair Short eared owl looking back Kittiwake hovering Barn Owl flying into evening sun Litle Owl in winter afternoon light Athene noctua 626 627 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulous Waxwing Bombycilla garrulous Waxwing feather detail Red Kite Westhorpe Sparrowhawk with wood Pigeon Accipiter brevipes Sparrowhawk flying with Pigeon Accipiter brevipes Sparrowhawk on prey Accipiter brevipes Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Hobby juvenile eating Falco subbuteo Hobbys calling for food Falco subbuteo Young Hobby trying to take food Hobby eating house Martin Falco subbuteo Hobby at feeding perch Martin Falco subbuteo Bull Finch Feeding on buds Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bull Finch feeding Prunus sp Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bull Finch taking flight Pyrrhula pyrrhula Heron mobbed by Jackdaw Cairngorm background Heron driven from perch by Jackdaw Cairngorm background Grey heron taking trout to bank Ardea cinerea Grey heron with large trout Ardea cinerea Dipper wing stretching Cinclus cinclus Robin in autumn Rowan tree rubecula Erithacus Dipper and water drop Cinclus cinclus Little owl wing stretch Athene noctua Short eared owl hunting Norton Suffolk Asio flammeus Short eared owl low in Suffolk field Asio flammeus Kingfisher taking flight Alcedo atthis Kingfisher in flight Alcedo atthis Grey Heron looking for food Ardea cinerea Grey Heron looking closely at the ground Ardea cinerea Grey Heron looking with bent neck, Ardea cinerea Grey Heron looking to the side, Ardea cinerea Grey Heron head and shoulder Ardea cinerea Grey Heron in front rippled water Ardea cinerea Grey Heron head and shoulders face on, Ardea cinerea Grey Heron head and long neck, Ardea cinerea Kestrel, relaxing on a TV aerial. Falco tinnunculus Kestrel, about to scratch. Falco tinnunculus Kestrel, having a break from eating mouse insides. Falco tinnun Kestrel, eating mouse insides. Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch flying off groudsel Carduelis carduelis