That’s one angry bird! Perfectly-timed snap captures owl looking ultra-fierce as he flies straight at the camera
- Gary Austin spotted the owl glaring at him as he tried to photograph the male bird’s owlets last week
- The 50-year-old captured the bird looking ‘evil’ as it hurtled straight toward his camera in Staffordshire
- After 12 months of trying, he still hasn’t managed to get a picture of the fierce owl’s offspring
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This perfectly-timed picture captures an ‘evil’ owl showing off its piercing stare as he hurtles straight toward the photographer.
Self-employed gardener Gary Austin had originally planned to take pictures of a baby owlet but ended up spotting the hawk-eyed father.
Gary, who always carries his camera with him on gardening jobs, snapped the image on a private farm in Cannock, Staffs, and said he had been hoping to get a shot of the little owl family for the past 12 months.
The photographer napped this terrifying shot of the own hurtling toward his camera on a private farm in Staffordshire as he tried to photograph his offspring
The 50-year-old also snapped this fierce shot of the owl, who apparently wasn’t impressed with his efforts at photographing his family
The self-employed gardener has been hoping to snap a picture of the owlets for the last 12 months, but their father had other ideas
The 50-year-old says he’s thrilled with the result after he first spotted the bird fixing its terrifying stare on him last week.
He said: ‘I absolutely love this photo – the owl certainly looks evil. Owls always have good eye contact with you and make different facial expressions when you take pictures of them, and this one definitely meant business.’