Short Eared owl!

A fab, long, busy day today! First off to Formby where there were plenty of red squirrels (and Jays), a lovely morning there but then we'd thought we'd try our luck at Lunt Meadows again. We'd just walked off from the hide where most go to look out for the owls and were heading back in the direction of the woods when the owl swooped right past up! We got a good view but couldn't see where he had landed, we carried on along the path when we spied him sat on the distant post. The photo might not be great but it was amazing to see him and we had such a good view. He then flew along towards the woods and flew around the grassland there until a crow mobbed him off.
The extras are from Formby and one of the owl in distant flight