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Above and below are a selection of photographs of birds taken\u00a0during\u00a0a recent visit to\u00a0Gauntlet Birds of Prey<\/a> . Gauntlet is located\u00a0just outside\u00a0Knutsford, not far from Tatton Park<\/a>. The full set of photographs can be found over on flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I always find it a fun challenge to capture birds in flight, especially when using a very knackered Canon 75-300mm lens. How knackered, you ask? I tried to get it repaired and was told it was cheaper to just buy a new lens than repair it. Still, the auto-focus just about still works and I was able to capture these (and other) images of owls in motion.<\/p>\n

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Above and below are a selection of photographs of birds taken\u00a0during\u00a0a recent visit to\u00a0Gauntlet Birds of Prey . Gauntlet is located\u00a0just outside\u00a0Knutsford, not far from Tatton Park. The full set of photographs can be found over on flickr. 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