Paul and Ryan Edwards' wildlife photography
Post categories: Springwatch
| 14:36 UK time, Monday, 13 June 2011
In 2009 Gordon Buchanan made a film for Springwatch with passionate wildlife film-makers about their local barn owl (you can watch it here). Since then the twins, now aged 19, have been continuing to film their local wildlife, in particular the wildlife that lives in a meadow near their home in Suffolk: a family of barn owls, a little owl and a kingfisher.
You can see the beautiful film they've made of the meadow in tonight's Springwatch (or get a sneak preview on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Suffolk's website). Until then, have a look at some of their gorgeous stills photography taken in that very same meadow.
Paul: One of my favourite photos, the light was perfect flooding through the owls feathers (©Paul Edwards)
Paul: Evening light makes the whole landscape over which the owls hunt so photogenic! (©Paul Edwards)
Paul: Hardly making a sound, they'll often turn up without notice (©Paul Edwards)
Ryan: Watching the owls learn to dive is breathtaking, photographing it is a great challenge (©Ryan Edwards)
Paul: One of the chicks from the summer's brood of four that we followed from hatching, gliding right over me trying to work out what I was (©Paul Edwards)
Ryan: Hares run past the oak each morning keeping to the same track (©Ryan Edwards)
Ryan: I always look forward to photographing the kingfishers when they arrive back on our patch in the late summer. This one's colours glow as it dives to catch its breakfast (©Ryan Edwards)
Ryan: The hay meadows have a thick litter layer giving a great home for voles and a perfect place to photograph the barn owls hunting (©Ryan Edwards)
Paul: Another character of the meadow leaping through the long wet grass with all four paws off the ground! (©Paul Edwards)
Ryan: One of the parent barn owls hovering over the verges of the stream. Winner of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2009 (©Ryan Edwards)
In late summer the stream provides a refuge for young kingfishers, who travel upstream to find their own patch away from their territorial parents (©Paul Edwards)
See more of the twins' films and photography on their .
Watch Paul and Ryan's film on Springwatch, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Two 8pm Monday 13 June
Comment number 1.
At 13th Jun 2011, springwatchfan wrote:Wow!
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At 13th Jun 2011, EnglishFolkfan wrote:Really like the work of these Brothers, glad you are keeping us updated with their output. It would seem concentrated study of their patch is proving very rewarding.
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At 13th Jun 2011, Wild with Pants wrote:Great work chaps - the future for wildlife photography and film making looks exceptional!
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At 13th Jun 2011, petespictures wrote:great pictures of the wildlife
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At 13th Jun 2011, davskin73 wrote:Great shots.Having just started out in the world of photography,I take my hat off to you, as I can appreciate how long it must take to get shots like these!
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At 13th Jun 2011, Anne Swift wrote:What can you say, Amazing footage
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At 14th Jun 2011, africaanimalseagle wrote:ABFAB! Amazing shots you two!!! Keep up the good work! What camera do you use by the way and lens??? Thanks!
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At 31st Jan 2012, suresh wrote:Awesome photography. I love photography like to read camera reviews. Just curious to know which camera and lens that you have used to take these pics.
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