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Saturday, 3 October 2026

20261003 Short-eared Owl, Cley Marshes

 

20261003 The eyes of Owldor & the Haddock Curry of Doom...

20261003 Short-eared Owl
Spent 30mins attempting to hunt from this telegraph pole.
Small Black:1600mm, 1/200th, ISO6400.

20261003 Short-eared Owl
Warming by the West Bank Sluice.

20261003 Short-eared Owl
Pro-capture set here but the bird flew back away from camera.
A higher burst rate is also required, say SH2.
Surprisingly OMSystems have just released firmware to upgrade the Big Black to 50fps in SH2 mode.
Having tested this, 25fps is enough for most BIF... 50fps of use on specific photo shoots.
Flew over Cricket Marsh and then onto telegraph pole...!?!

20261003 Short-eared Owl
Dozing in the evening sun.