THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WAITING TO GO WRONG!!!!!!

I decided last night {25th Aug} after we had had such an oppressively hot day  to put the cameras on in the Barn Owl box just to check on how the birds had dealt with the heat.

As I approached the poles that the box is mounted on to connect the battery up, something white caught my eye on the floor, we had an Owlet having fallen from the box, as to how it had done this I'm not sure as it would have had to climb out the box and then cross the front timber platform area and fall over the edge.

After a quick check nothing appeared broken {luckily} it could walk around fine and flap its wings, after falling 3.6 metres this was amazing, so it was a case of contacting someone to help return the youngster to the box, I managed to contact Christine from the Charnwood Ringing Group, who came over to give the bird a check over and return it to the box.

Whilst returning the youngster she could hear the adult female hissing very loudly and also found one of the smaller young in the doorway, they had obviously come to the door to try and get some cooler air.

Avery BIG thank you to Christine for her help in our hour of need. 

Young Owlet on the floor not appearing bothered by me. 

Here having moved into the longer grass so not so much visible, Christine thinks the longer grass under the box broke the youngsters fall. 

Awful image, i'm sorry but two larger young top left, three smaller in the centre and one larger to the right. 

Adult Male leaving the large box.

All the following images are taken at ISO 102,400 but I'm starting to get slightly better results. 

Here showing interest in some bats that join us every evening. 

DOUGLAS C 47 DAKOTA.

We had a Country Fair in a nearby village and one of the attractions was a fly past by a Dakota, as it happened after the show it flew straight over our land and I just managed to get the camera  in time to get some images. 

Battle of Britain Flight Douglas c 47 Dakota ZA947.

This marvellous old aircraft is maintained by the Royal Air force  and looked absolutely magnificent. It is now painted to represent FZ692 of 233 squadron.

Here you can see the Captain and first officer  and a crew member having a look out of the window behind them.


Thank you for your visit, I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I did in the getting of the images .

A much shorter post than usual due to the Owlet.