These are the hilarious images of a group of owls going out for an evening stroll - as they march around in search of dinner for their young. The busy birds had just hatched owlets on a farm in Lancashire and were constantly strutting around in mad rush to provide food for the hungry babies. The bizarre scene was captured by keen snapper Austin Thomas who had to stay camouflaged and stop himself from laughing in case he scared the funny birds and missed out on getting the shots. He said: "They are both fascinating and amusing at the same time. They have such personalities and facial expressions it was incredibly difficult not to laugh at times as the action was genuinely funny. "They give no warning and move erratically in random directions when they decide to move. That is difficult for me to predict and also difficult for the camera electronics to keep the owls in focus. "It actually reminded me of the nursery rhyme 'The Grand Old Duke of York' because of their movement. "These owls are definitely at the top my of favourite things to take pictures of - I never get bored of watching them."