ANOTHER BARN OWL POST  MOSTLY ON THE POST,

As I still have not ventured out into the big outside world on a birding trip as yet, staying in our enclosed section of the world and safety with this Covid 19 still being rampant in our area of Britain, our politicians still keep giving in to shops and industry to open up thereby allowing this virus to keep spreading, so you've got another Barn Owl Post, I am still totally unsure as to what is going on with these birds, I still occasionally see two birds but only a fleeting glance, have we got two males??,  a male and a female, hopefully.

I still venture out most nights onto my hide but we have had some awful weather  of late with several severe thunder storms  which have also stopped the owls getting out as well as me, hopefully tonight [ the 19 th] is supposed to be dry . as it was this morning when it did nothing but pour with rain so its a case of maybe. Our male appears every night when I have been out and returns after a short time with a mouse or vole which is a positive sign.
All the Barn Owl images are taken at very high ISO so please make an allowance  for this, an d also the distance away from the box,
I am out to monitor the birds, not disturb them.

Male Kestrel, Our Garden.

This bird still visits on a regular basis, he is a considerable distance away over the tops of the trees  to the back of our land.

He hovered around for several minutes then dived out of view behind the trees. We have unfortunately not seen the Peregrine Falcons for a couple of days, when I do the camera is never handy. 

Male Barn Owl.
First sight of him this evening,21.10 hrs, he must have laid in!!.
 

He then flew round the side of the box to his favourite post.

And we then sit and watch the world go by for a few minutes, and ponder as to what to do next.

Is it me or sitting on this post that has this effect on him?

He can concentrate  at he job on hand with that off his mind.

He appears to have something spotted but what ever it is can be seen too later.

The previous exertions appear to have been  a little much to we have to have a quick nap.

then its back down onto the front of the box.

 Then after all this a quick look of "  Look how handsome I am" then away into the box for  a few minutes  before re - emerging to go away hunting.

At last he is getting ready too go hunting , it's 22.25 hrs  and no food.

He has returned from hunting with a mouse and been in the box, he then came back out and had a shake about before going away again.

Last little shake and then he was away, and so was I back into the house.

RNGING THE MANTON BAY YOUNG OSPREYS.

They all have a shiny new BTO ring, only really visible on 83,  and the blue Rutland Water  recognition ring, these being 80/ 81/ 82 & 83. All four young are Males which means they will more than likely  return to Rutland  where its the females that tend to wander more to other sites.

Thank you for your visit, I hope you have found it as interesting as I find it confusing.