Barn Owl

This is a captive bred bird but enthralling & beautifull for all that. And yes I would love to see a Barn Owl in the wild.

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I think that if a bird is part of a human family and is willing and able to raise a family of it's own, it's perfectly normal. No different than dogs or cats. There must be a lot of species that would benefit from being domesticated.

What a beautiful face.

My favorite bird, #1 for me.
Vern

That is one beautiful bird

Thanks all for looking and the feedback.

They were hoping to show us her free flying but the wind was way too blustery for "such a paper bag of a bird" I took this to mean Barn Owls are kind of delicate physically.

Beautiful.

That sounds a bit of a lame reason, I'm sure the birds don't check in with Air Traffic to see if it's too windy in the wild!

artyman wrote in post #8319240
That sounds a bit of a lame reason, I'm sure the birds don't check in with Air Traffic to see if it's too windy in the wild!

Ah! but in the wild 'they' decide the risk but as imprinted birds they maybe could be encourged to fly in adverse conditions??? So the handler has to make the decision!

Great close-ups of a beautiful bird.

Stunning shots! The owls are in a league of their own...

Nice shots but to me there is a certain forlorn look in the eyes. Perhaps its' knowing that it is captive that makes me think this or perhaps the look is there because it knows it is captive. Owls are such wonderful birds and these really are very nice pics. Thanks for sharing them.

Mike

#2 for me. Great shots, both, but the profile is something you don't often see in photos.

trmwf wrote in post #8321446
Nice shots but to me there is a certain forlorn look in the eyes. Perhaps its' knowing that it is captive that makes me think this or perhaps the look is there because it knows it is captive. Owls are such wonderful birds and these really are very nice pics. Thanks for sharing them.

Mike

Thanks. Yes, I know what you mean about the "look" the same could be said for zoo animals such as the big cats and the elephant. But IMO we are just anthropomorphising the creatures and 'thinking that is what they are thinking' , aren't we???

jgrussell wrote in post #8328219
#2 for me. Great shots, both, but the profile is something you don't often see in photos.

Thanks, #2 has in a sense more "this is the bird" doing what it does ~ in #1 she was looking right down the lens (or so it seems) and I was neither food nor mate in a way its un-natural. But as OP'ed with she is one lovely and photogenic bird.

Very sharp and nice