Here is another from my recent project on Little Owls.
If you have ever seen these birds in flight then you will be aware that they often fly just a few centimetres above the ground. When I first discovered them they quite literally appeared to “vanish”. I would see one on top of a telegraph pole, blink, and then it was nowhere to be seen. A few seconds later, as if by magic, it just appeared on the next telegraph pole. What actually happens is that the bird vertically dives off the first pole , flies low and parallel to the ground to the base of the next pole then at the last minute heads skyward to the top of the pole.
To get any natural light underneath the Owls wings I had to take this image when the sun was just about to disappear below the horizon.
There are more images from this project HERE for those that are interested.
C&C welcome.
Canon 1DMK4, 800mm, f6.3, 1/1600, ISO1600
Cheers
Austin


