Taking a photo of a barn owl has been hard work. After finding a tree where I have seen two different barn owls perched I set on an epic adventure to fulfill a spot for them on my photo list. Theres one problem they are experts at stealth. There patterns on their feathers blend in perfectly with the trees, and silent flight doesn't help either. Consistently I would go towards this specific tree frequently to capture these spectacular raptors. But each time I would near the trees the crackle of oak tree leaves under my feet would spook them. I would see probably over 10 owls this way each day. They would fly out and almost hit me but only a few pics of them flying away actually came out. Some struggles were that the consistent brush would always block the view of the camera. Other struggles were lighting. Underneath the shadows of the trees it was quite dark.This meant using a slower shutter speed on my camera which in consequence gave a lot of motion blurs when I finally had the chance of capturing these elusive creatures. After an exhausted 3 weeks of no pictures I set out one more time. This time thinking positive with high hopes. As I neared the tree as stealthy as possible much like I have done for quite sometime a barn owl flew out. But this time he did something different. He flew out of the tree and then circled around and quickly perched just out of my view in a nearby tree. Thanks to my eye sharpness I spotted his perch. This time more stealthy than ever. I would only take a step when there was other noise like a plane flying by. This took about ten minutes to sneak up on the owl. Then I zoomed in only halfway to get as less motion blur as possible. I did it!!!! I finally got a photo of a perched barn owl, and it only took 3 weeks to do! After taking a few shots the owl silently flew off into the sunset. But I wasn' finished just yet. There was another oak tree that I had seen other owls fly into. Sure enough there was a barn owl. He did the same thing as the previous one and perched on a branch. I quickly zoomed in halfway again and took some shots. There was a twig in the way of his face, But I like how it shows the superb camouflage if these barn owls. I am so happy I got these shots. This proves to myself if I set my mind on something the possibilities are endless