Page 111 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #05

PHOTO
CHOICE

FALLING
4 INTO PLACE
I have spent the past three years
photographing wildlife on some private
farmland in Bedfordshire. There are currently
eight resident barn owls on the farm, as
well as tawny and little owls. This particular
individual appears regularly in the late
afternoon and, having spent so much time
there, I know its habits very well. As the
sun set it cast a perfect, golden light on the
farm that was such a pleasure to work with.
Sometimes, it all just falls into place.
Simon Wantling, Northamptonshire, UK

HIDE AND SEEK
5I travelled to Aviemore, Scottish Highlands,
for the beautiful countryside and glorious autumn
colours, but the highlight of my trip was seeing red
squirrels at Rothiemurchus Forest. It was a moving
experience watching the mammals in their natural
environment – they were so inquisitive and charged
around the woodland. I think my subject looks like it
is playing hide and seek.
Elaine Dowding, Midlothian, UK

SOUTH FOR WINTER
6These greylag geese usually ENTER TO WIN AN
migrate south around January OSPREY DUFFEL BAG
but were still in Klampenborg, Head out on your next photo adventure with
Denmark, because of the warm Oprey’s Transporter 130, worth £150. The
winter. This image was taken near durable dufel bag is comfortable, water
Hermitage Castle in a field near the resistant and intelligently designed.
sea. I used a long lens and could It has a stow-away backpack
see that the geese were flying in a harness, internal
fascinating formation. All I had to compression
straps and an
do was press the shutter. ID card holder.
Mehrdad Dehghani, www.osprey
Copenhagen, Denmark europe.com

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