I was up before sunrise on Sunday as the weather forecast looked promising and decided to go off in search of some Little Owls.
There are a couple of locations that I’m aware of inside the grounds of Calke Abbey in Staffordshire, however, no matter how far I walked, how long I waited and how much time I strained my eyes through binoculars, they decided to not to show themselves.
However, all was not lost as I could clearly hear the Red and Fallow Deer Stags bellowing across the entire estate so I made my way to the enclosure to capture the following photos.
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My quest continued to find some Little Owls, without luck, so I took a few minutes in the Bird Hide in the main car park
On my final search, I came across this guy chilling in the woods
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