Graceful Barn Owl

A Barn Owl sits gracefully on its perch in the cafe at the British Wildlife Centre. This isn't a shot that I would usually take but the colours in the background made it for me.

I was very unhappy with the fact that they allow people to stroke the owls which removes their natural oil from their feathers. The birds arn't flown (which is the main purpose of the oil - to assist their flight), but they still shouldn't be stroked imo.