Northern Hawk-Owl in Denmark

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In winter some – normally a few - Northern Hawk-Owls visit Denmark for 4-5 months. I have followed one of this year's visitors in Kongelunden (a small wood close to Copenhagen) from November 22, 2016. The owl is day-flying and not very shy. It is my impression, that the owl's food here in Denmark is mice and only that.
It's hard – in any case to me – to capture the owl in flight, but I have got a few acceptable shots.

Portrait of the owl.

Eating a mouse.

Eating a mouse.

In flight.

If you liked the photos you can se more here:
https://jb-photos.smugmug.com/Birds-of-Prey/Northern-Hawk-Owl-H%C3%B8geugle/
https://jb-photos.smugmug.com/Birds-of-Prey/Lunch/

denisegoldberg

What a wonderful set of photos! I don't think I've seen shots like your owl eating photos before, very interesting to see him from the side. I can see the hawk resemblance when I look at the side shots.

[Deleted User]

Thank you very much for the comment. I have presented the hole set of eating-photos (22) to my 3 grandchildren - all 7 years old. The 2 boys said: "Phooey", the girl said: Oh no, that little cute mouse".

Stumblebum

Great!

[Deleted User]

Thanks

El Gato

Wow...an amazing series!

The "in flight" image is very well composed...puts you right in the moment.

Hope we see more from Kongelunden!!

[Deleted User]

@El Gato said:
Wow...an amazing series!
The "in flight" image is very well composed...puts you right in the moment.
Hope we see more from Kongelunden!!

Many thanks. You can see more photos of the owl on my smugmug homepage.