Barn Owl (Tyto ferus caballus)

Everybody loves an owl! These sinister clock faced creatures of the night with their devilish horns and ghostly wails have been childrens' favourites for years.
When Farmer Wootton told me there were owls nesting in the old barn me and Eddie 'borrowed' some night vision surveilance equipment from his nephew in the local council (they use it for taking pictures of drunks smashing shop windows in poorly lit areas). The results are truly astonishing.
To the naked eye all that was visible was the outline of the bird, but the special gear enabled us to capture this vivid image.