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Horned owl

Horned owl

Real surprise while we were sat in our caravan at Grafham Water eating dinner when this beautiful bird came and perched in the tree above the awning. It sat for...
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Real surprise while we were sat in our caravan at Grafham Water eating dinner when this beautiful bird came and perched in the tree above the awning. It sat for a while and posed for pictures. Not a native British bird it seems this North American Horned Owl is an escapee from a wildlife park or zoo and has settled in the Grafham area and has been seen around there for some years
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 600/1

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Oct, 2016

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