Short-eared Owl in flight at Otmoor

Otmoor RSPB Nature Reserve, near Beckley, Oxfordshire (December 2011)

Back-lit shot taken in late afternoon sun. Seen on the South Pill Ground.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Short-eared Owl / Internet Bird Collection
Short-eared Owl / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Asio flammeus