Day 4 was quiet.
The start of day 5 had me wondering if something had happened to the young. No sign of them or the parents. Between that, the driving rain and the crisis in the gulf and I was getting really depressed.
I searched everywhere(I thought), but after 1/2 an hour every tree in every direction starts looking the same...I brifly thought I was lost(and in trouble!). I finally heard the call of one of the fledglings which led me back to the nest and then to a huge old growth tree about 20 yards from the nest. One of the fledglings has left the nest already!
Long story short...two hours later, one of the adults came and fed this fledgling. Almost every shot is soft due to terrible, dark light. I'm reasonably happy with this one. What I like most is that it has a "wildness" to it. It's not super sharp. I used NR and it was also cropped to get rid of some bright sky in the upper left. This "project" is really making me realize where I'm lacking as a photographer:equipment, technique and especially processing. -everything

BTW, on my way out, I saw the second fledgling in the nest!
Watching an adult great grey fly through old growth forest is one of coolest things I've ever seen.
40D, 1-400mm, 1/60 @ 5.6, ISO640, moderate crop.
Comments
14 comments- Luke
I like the intensity in the larger version.
Good jobs only get better with practice.
I'll be looking forward to more.
Nice shot!
Neil
I am truly enjoying your photographic journey with this owl family and I admire the skills that you are using to photograph them, including your patience, determination and willingness to share the adventure with us. I think you did quite well with this image considering the light & habitat
May
It's a great capture - a real nature photo. The intense looks by both birds, nice positions of the wings of the adult, the vole in the beak of the fledgling, the forest BG and moss are all very positive elements of a strong image.