Perched on a tree stump, a great grey owl delivers food to his chick. Tommy spent weeks photographing the family, trying not to disturb them. Hiding under a camouflage net, he finally captured this tender moment using a wide aperture to isolate the owls’ dappled plumage against a dreamy background.
Nestled safely under the protective wing of its mother, this chick is about 17 days old, the only one left of a clutch of three. Newly hatched chicks need their food broken up, but by this age they can swallow small mammals whole. Great grey owls reuse the nests of other birds or, like this family, make their homes in tree hollows.
Sweden
Tommy's background is in news and sports photography. He has had a great interest in nature since childhood, but permanent employment as a press photographer meant that this interest had to be put on hold. For the past five years he has been a freelance photographer focusing on nature.
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