108-K- The Birds, a photo from Gloucestershire, England

Photographer's Note

This guy had seen too much of Hitchcock's film I think!

Near Gloucester, at Netheridge farm, is the "Barn Owl Centre", where they rescue and train owls. All their birds come from places where they had been in danger: Barns that were being transformed into houses and thus deprived the owls from their habitat; birds that had been hurt by cars, or that had been family pets and not wanted any longer (unfortunately, owning an owl as a pet is legal in Britain, unlike in France. But of course, it wouldn't be a good idea to let a former pet back into the wild, it just wouldn't survive.)

The barn owl centre is visited by families and schools, and teaches about the conservation of birds in their natural habitats, and how to preserve the life of these precious birds, in the wild , when possible.
So, it was the perfect place to visit "On Harry Potter's trail", after visiting the cloisters ( Pict 105 )
However, this is a barn owl, whereas Harry Potter's pet was a snowy owl twice as big.

In WS, you'll see a young lady who was braver and proud to welcome the owl on his mail round?

papagolf21, Kielia, berek, JCG, jafadabret, stego, s_lush, gunbud, Vasa, Longroute, xuaxo, clic, COSTANTINO, ikeharel ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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papagolf21 (152607) 2009-04-06 2:31

Bonjour, chère Marie-Louise,
Fort est de constater que la jeune fille est plus courageuse que le garçon (qui a dû en effet voir et revoir les "oiseaux") !
Eh oui ! les femmes maîtrisent davantage leurs émotions.
Deux photos, deux réussites.
Amitiés.
Philippe

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Disabled_A (0) 2009-04-06 15:39

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
very nice, funny shot :) I think you managed to capture the emotions of the moment very well! The boy looks really very scared. But I wonder what I would feel, in such a situation?
Very good "emotional" portrait :)
Thanks for the WS, too!
Warm regards,
Elena
PS. I hear it's pretty warm in France now? And here - the weather is pretty nasty. No spring yet...

Kielia (24077) 2009-04-07 11:52

Bonsoir Marie-Louise,
both photos are very fascinating. You have found a rewarding subject since these birds are very difficult to capture. I like the scary face of the young man but I think that the photo in WS shows a more peaceful atmosphere. Anyway, both are nice photo work. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

berek (50518) 2009-04-07 20:26

Hi Marielouise,
he h its nice daily life taken . I love cute bird and shy owners. well framed picture.
best wishes.
Burak

JCG (35153) 2009-04-07 22:00

Bonjour Marie-Louise,

Il ne me semble pas très rassuré notre ami face à cette belle chouette "effraie", a-t-elle peut être esquissé un mouvement d'ailes qui peut impressionner !!! La femme sur le WS quant à elle, on devine une certaine fierté. Beaucoup de centres d'intérêt à Gloucester, merci Marie-Louise.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne journée,

Jean-Charles

danos (110407) 2009-04-08 9:29

Hello Marie Louise,
very nice snapshot of the young boy, training with the owls.As I see that the young boy is a little bit bashful in the view of your lens.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

jafadabret (56501) 2009-04-08 12:08

Bonjour Marie-Louise.
Les deux photos m'amusent beaucoup. Je vois que tu apportes ta pierre à la valorisation de la femme au dépend de l'homme ! Peut-être a-t-on fait des photos qui seraient à l'inverse à l'avantage des hommes mais elles auraient moins de piquant. Le portrait de cette chouette effraie est excellent, pas effrayante pour deux sous !
Amicalement,
Jacques

stego (24132) 2009-04-08 17:06

Salut Marie-Louise,
Comme Philippe dit, en ce cas la fille est plus courageuse que le garçon! :D Je crois qu'elle n'a pas vu le film d'Hitchcock!
Les deux photos sont très intéressantes pour ce qui montrent et pour la façon que tu les a pris, j'aime le cadrage et l'effet graphique du réseau au fond. La peur ici et le sourire au WS les font plus spéciales.
Amicalement, José.

UlfE (14641) 2009-04-09 7:58

Hi MarieLouise,

Very funny and nice shot. At first sight I wonder what this guy was doing, but your picture in the WS explained the whole thing. I guess it pretty safe and that many vistors do this every day. TFS and have nice day!

Cheers,

Ulf

s_lush (16602) 2009-04-11 0:56

Hello MarieLouise,
You have captured an interesting moment of this show. The owl is very beautiful, but maybe it has a bad reputation. In this case the self-defending gesture of the guy is fully justified.
Very good capture of this curious and decisive moment!
Best regards,
Sergiy

gunbud (34066) 2009-04-11 18:56

Hi MarieLouise,
Wonderful vivid portrait this wonderful bird of prey and his very shy handler.
The colors are very clear and crisp to go with wonderful sharpness and details.
Regards, Tom

Silvio1953 (223103) 2009-04-14 11:04

Ciao Maria Luisa, certo che non haio troveto un modello coraggioso, o forse, come dici, ha finito da poco di vedere "gli Uccelli" di Hitchkock, bella ed originale, con il gufo magnificamente ripreso, brava, ciao Silvio

Vasa (515) 2009-04-14 17:01

Bonsoir Marie Louise,

elle est belle ta realisation, mais ma premiere pensee qui me passe est la liberte qui manque a ce beau manequin. Le senitiment similaire quand je vois un chien attache a la courte laisse. Je n'oublie pas que tes sentiments pour les animaux ne sont pas differentes des miennes. Tres content de te revoir ce soir apres une courte pause. Amicalement a toi

Branko

Longroute (19600) 2009-04-16 12:47

Non capisco se il bambino si copre gli occhi perchè non vuole essere fotografato o perchè ha paura del gufo... è una foto particolare, molto originale e con una buona nitidezza e definizione. Preferisco quella nel ws perchè posso vedere il viso (carino) della ragazza.
Ciao,
Donato

xuaxo (6854) 2009-06-27 10:53

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Très intéressant, la photo insolite et inattendue.
Je suppose que le fait de posséder une chouette comme animal de compagnie est également illégale au Portugal.
Amitiés,
Francisco

clic (76) 2011-09-30 5:56

J'apprécie votre visite Marie Louise
Titre "songé" à cause de cette allusion au film d'Alfred!
Peut-être le fauconnier est-il doté de la vision de nuit comme ses protégés et craint la lumière soudaine!!
Plumage magnifique aux tons magnifiquement rendus.
Amialement.
Robert

COSTANTINO (117940) 2017-08-18 23:23

Hello dera friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day and weekend
wow!!!!fantastic photo with no words
let your imagination free
regards
costantino

ikeharel (114751) 2019-11-17 0:33

Bonjour MarieLouise,
The bird is a beautiful specie, but it makes wrong impression upon people. that's why the guy was startled.
But, emphasys on the bird, made this an attractive picture.
Au revoir,
Ike