Beautiful. My favourite was the owl sitting on the roof. 👏👏👏👏

As per Si, great Vlog, Loving the music in the footage. 👍

Hello Simon, I can only envy you, probably also in your immediate vicinity, for getting barn owls in front of the camera to film/take pictures. Very nice! Congratulations! I also live in a gifted area with a huge biodiversity and I am very grateful to be able to experience this. But barn owls or owls in general are still missing in my collection. I wish you continued success and good light. Best regards Herbert from the Innviertel

Cracking footage and pictures of the barn owl and the jay Simon.

You have to be so so committed to be able to produce Vlogs of this quality. My commitment is to watching, fabulous quality Simon and a real treat to watch.

Nice video Simon! Owl was looking great in that light 👌

Brilliant Simon always look forward to your vlogs

Nailed the Hobby Simon ,they are so fast know iv tried with my 7d m2 well done lad .

Great video

Great results, Simon.

Great fun, thank you for sharing

Amazing

Fantastic Simon,cracking location.

The amazing creation. How lucky we are to exist. What are the odds that our parents met and we survived to be here?. Enjoy.

As always, beautiful footage.

Every time I see someone shooting with that 150-400mm I start drooling. Great video with excellent images.

Lovely Lovely Lovely that's all I can say and thanks for sharing.😍

Hi Simon, whata wonderful video! You are very lucky to film and photograph these gorgeous owls. The images are stunning! Greetings from The Netherlands.

Very nice Simon! We don't have many (if any?) of those barned owls here in the Ottawa area (Canada). They look gorgeous!

Absolutely loved watching this video Simon, great to watch new and fresh permissions like this. Owls look fabulous, cant wait to see the stills too!

Super video Simon, I enjoyed it very much. The location looks ideal as you say so I wish you all the best of luck. For BIF, I am sure you are probably aware CAF/ Bird ID is recommended over CAF/Tracking/Bird ID. No one has been able to provide a good reason why but nevertheless this is recognised as the ideal set up. From why I have understood so far, the tracking comes more into play when the subject is moving fore and aft as opposed to laterally. I am looking forward to the next video.

Brilliant video mate and great photos…. Can’t wait to see your vlog on how to capture them pesky swallows….I’ve been trying for ages, I fire off about 500 photos only to get about 6 only just useable ones, so I’m waiting for the master to show us how.

Fantastic. Thank you. Stay well. All the very best. 👍📷😎

Really pleased to see a British wildlife photographer taking the time to mention the legal protection afforded to some of these birds, it's infuriating when local photographers attempt to imitate photo's they've seen online with doing the proper research and end up photographing schedule 1 birds irresponsibility during the breeding/nesting season. Great video too, nice to see m4/3 getting more use! I'm considering switching from a d500 + 200-400 f4 myself

Brilliant video Si. The barn alone would make a good subject ! Fantastic creatures I love the footage of the chap playing with the stone my 16month old is at thesame stage where everything he finds goes into the mouth 😁 take care.

Wow.. you are an excellent potographer! How nice pictures of barn owls! They are so gorgeous raptors! Thanks so much for all these great pictures!

No wonder you was buzzing to get back that was a joy to watch Simon

Great video, I'd of loved to of got a image in those windows at 18:25 great framing literally

Great video once again Simon and your new permission is giving you great results. I had a similar experience to a location I go to last week. It amazes me how the Owls still seem to look right at the hide which is what I have found. They are curious creatures and will investigate anything that looks new. It’s great to see you putting information re their protection and the law in order to educate viewers who may be unaware, unlike a Facebook post I saw a couple of years ago where an artist posted photos of a family of Barn Owls in a barn (after flushing the adults away) and didn’t discourage people who commented and wanted to find a Barn Owl nest in order to get some photos.

Stunningly beautiful feathers! Great footage.

Looks like the most perfect site to photograph this stunning owl. I’m really glad your giving micro4/3 a go. I use a LUMIX G9, and I love it. Like you say, everything is condensed, and the weight saving is something else! Another great video . 🙂👍

Epic location for sure. You will want to keep this location under you hat. Nice review of your kit - got to save room for the figs!👍

Wow! Wonderful shot of my favorite raptor, the Hobby. Scarcer than rocking horse dung round 'ere lad. Thanks Simon, will be looking out for that Swallow session in case you capture a Hobby taking a Swallow in flight. Wouldn't that be something!

Cracking video Simon, barn owls are a stunning bird. Looks like a fab location 👍

Great work as always Simon great new gear is working for what the under story blanket you mentioned

Totally inspiring as always Simon, fantastic footage 🙂👍

Awesome Simon, you have chosen amazing backgrounds, the old rustic wood is very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Simon really lovely spot it's nice to see them out and about you have a brilliant site take care mate

Another great video Simon,beautiful images of the Barn Owls,and Swallows, thanks for sharing 🦅

Superb mate 👌

Great Vlog Simon, lots of info about sites to look for to find Barn Owls, thanks Simon, inspired again

Excellent as usual.,...you keep filming, I'll keep watching. And hopefully I'll get a barn owl myself one day 👍

Brilliant film as always Simon. And looks a lovely location mate 👍

For photos of swallows a good thing to have is a overhead wire for them to land on where they can rest & sunbath. You may be able to get a good picture of them coming into land. Great video with amazing footage & photos.

Fantastic footage of the owl playing with whatever it had in its foot! You are so privileged to be able to photograph them there. And that hobby - wow! Great footage and images of everything. Nice to see what the OM-1 can do, too.

Cracking footage mate, nice blog, jealous, I will need to get out and about and try and get a shot of a Barn Owl..👍😁

😍Wow what a great spot you have there Simon keep them shots coming !

Beautiful footage, lovely pictures, I wish I could stay one day for shooting with you those owls. Great video , thanks Simon. Cheers from Germany

Hi, re tripod you can unscrew the spike and remove the rubber section then screw spike back on giving you a nice length of spike result. As I use mine tripod outside mostly so no need for the rubber items.

Brilliant Simon 👌great footage absolutely excellent well done 👏👏👏ps still didn't get reply from last blog🤔but understand your a busy guy🤜

Just fantastic loved it I’am going to watch it again 😊

What a cracking location such great potential good luck with the swallows they are fast little buggers

Really enjoyed watching this Simon, a great spot for owls

impressive footage and stills Simon, great work, great location and wonderful barn owls....enjoyed the video

Another excellent video. You are SO lucky to have such wonderful opportunities and great locations. Really glad the OM system is working well. Thanks for all the effort you put in to produce these videos!

Cracking vlog mate, I so wish our Owls came out that early but sadly they never do! Still watching the young Owls do there thing with that inquisitive nature of all things around them was a joy to see! What a great location, be looking forward to seeing the seasonal change in weather at this site and the shots you get! Well done mate, Top work. 👍

Another excellent video and great shots Simon

Lovely video Simon. Some fabulous footage and stills at the end. You ust be blown away by the success you've had from this site👌

Looks a great site. It's nice to have a diverse range of perches viewable from a single location. Lovely footage and images. All the best.

Another classic Simon, a great watch, still not upto speed with doing videos myself yet and it’s something I really need to get my head around! I’ve having a fabulous year behind the lens so far this year and I’ve got loads and loads of really nice video clips, just need to get round to doing something with it. Like I said another great watch from you, that’s providing me with lots of inspiration to get more done with video and just for the record I think your one of the best out there pal! For me anyway. Cheers Paul 👍

Top class results, very impressive !

Great vlog as always Simon, with some crackin images.

A++++. Recommended by YT. Fabulous images and video. Sub'd straightaway.

What incredible images

Hey Simon. The Om/m43 system seem to be a great fit for your workflow. Very portable and versatile kit. Great footage of the owl too.

Hi Simon Im new to ur chnl what lovely video u sound fairly local to me here in grtr manchester

Nice footage , cracking location … My local Barn Owls have had a tough year with losing two nesting sites so not seeing them much , sad really

Bloody brilliant well done!!

Fantastic as always simon 👏

Cracking stuff

In case nobody has let you know, there is a release ring on the 40-150 for retracting the lens hood - don't force it like I just saw in the video - the mechanics of it can be fragile. I hope you're having as good a time as we see on your vids ....... the "Olympus Maitani System" doesn't work for so many of the so-called "full framers" , but for those who understand basic photography, it's plenty !

Really interesting to see how you progress with M4/3, Simon. Some wonderful shots here and the IQ looks to be decent. Not quite ready myself to take the leap of faith from Canon full frame mirrorless and cast-iron lenses but the more I see, the more I like. 🦉🦉

Superb setting and equally superb photographs and video. That OM 1 is a great camera and the lens is even better. I use older Olympus cameras and an Olympus 100-400mm lens and love my setup -- and yours is even better. I really enjoy your videos and commentary -- thank you for taking the time to make and post them.👍

As usual top notch Simon

Fantastic! Love it! 👍

Hi after a go to visit family in South Africa i a been so interested in photographing wildlife. After watching your channel its given me more of boost to go out thank you. How and what is the process to find the sites where you would find birds. Like the owls, buzzard etc. is there a video of how you discover the bird sight. Thank for you inspiration Mike

Rubbish?!?! Nothing I'd be ashamed of. I'm not sure, but I think you might have caught a Peregrin in there at 12:08. (I'm not a bird expert by a longshot.) Regardless, top shelf work, and good on you for reminding those who might not know (as opposed to being thoughtless/callous) that the comfort of the owls should be taken into account when enjoying the hobby.

Great shots of the swallows. Any in focus shot of a swallow in flight is a great shot. Right?

Another great vlog and gets better each time. Pity i cant loan you my z9

Hey Simon, just wondering whether you have any good tips on locating, tracking and shooting (taking pictures of) barn owls. I have just managed to locate one in my area near an abandoned barn but am unsure how to set up so I disturb them the least. If you have already done a video on this or have some useful tips to share that would be lovely. Really enjoy all of your videos and hope you have much luck in the future. Henry

Fantastic location perfect setting for owl photography simon,hit the jackpot there,that's going to be epic later on in January on those nice bright afternoons when owls quite often can be seen out hunting brilliant setting.Just as a bit of general information for you regarding sexing barn owls,easiest way to identify a female,she will have dark spots coming down the flanks of her breast normally in line with the edge of her closed wings,you could see on some of your stills quite obvious when you look.Males won't have any spots they will just have a bare white breast,so just a couple of pointers for you just incase you didn't know,apologies in advance if you did .Anyway keep up with the wonderful footage I enjoy watching all your videos,well done simon😉👏

Excellent video. I'm considering switching to the Olympus OM1 with the 300mm f4 lens. i can't push to the 150-400 zoom though I know it's a brilliant lens. Have you tried the 300 f4 with the OM1?

Curious about how intently they looked in your exact direction. Do you think they knew you were there?

Thanks for kit review, always helpful to see what others use, what do you use for audio recording? Great shots.

Belting Sir

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