Little owl on milk churn

There was an old discarded milk churn close to the nest site which this pair of little owls love to perch on and survey their territory. I just moved it a few meters so the hay bales acted as a nice backdrop to isolate the subject. The dark, vertical line on the RHS is the gap between the stack of bales. For me, it's important to use long lenes to provide a good comfort zone for the subjects and helps to build their confindence and puts no pressure on them, good practice in my book. 

Since taking this a few weeks ago, the location has got really 'wild' and different, will post in due course, but the meadow is providing a really rich hunting grownd. Appologies in not been round just been really busy, mainly with these guys. 

Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.

Steve

Subject: Little owl (Athene noctua) on rusty milk churn, late afternoon
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 200-400f/4 Gitzo tripod/Uniqball head
Exposure: 1/1600s at f/8 ISO1600 
Original format: Landscape, slight crop

Processed: LR6 2015 & PSCC 2015