Gallery: AvianPosted September 19, 2010121 views10 comments
Canon 7D 300mm F4 IS USM + 1.4 Extender
Pasture North East of Great Bend, Kansas
A small concentration of Prairie Dogs in this area.
The Owl momentarily perched on the stick then flew off to a burrow.
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10 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 19, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Good picture, Jay.
Seeing a burrowing owl on a natural perch has become an unusual sight for me. I live near the largest population of burrowing owls in the eastern US, in Cape Coral, Florida. Virtually all the burrows are on vacant lots. The City of Cape Coral use to protect the burrows by marking them with wooden surveyors' stakes, but now they use PVC pipe.
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 19, 2010 at 7:07 PM
Jay, I enjoy the unusual perch/setting for this little owl. I like your composition and good eye contact.
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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on September 19, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Great to see on a natural perch off the ground.
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 20, 2010 at 12:09 AM
A nice pose, eye contact and compsition. It would of been nice to have just a liltte seperation from the top bush to bring out the owl with that nice background but minor, well done.
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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 20, 2010 at 6:03 AM
Neat shot, Jay.
Mauro
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 20, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Love the comp with the vege. Great look at the bird with added shadows. Would like to see a larger version for a better look at the detail on the bird. But this looks nice as posted.
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Comment posted by Rob Graham on September 22, 2010 at 2:38 PM
nice one, Jay. It looks good in print too.
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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on September 22, 2010 at 5:01 PM
I like it Jay. I've yet to see one of these so I can't comment on the natural perch verses where one might usually see one. Great eye contact and nice and sharp.
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Comment posted by May Haga on September 23, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Wow, what a great look. Love those eyes.
May
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 23, 2010 at 6:52 PM
Jay,
I adore Burrowing Owls, they have such fun expressions. This one doesn't disappoint. Great perch, background and pose. The light looks fine to me but I detect a very slight green cast, that should be easy to fix in RAW. Lovely comp and eye contact.
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10 commentsSeeing a burrowing owl on a natural perch has become an unusual sight for me. I live near the largest population of burrowing owls in the eastern US, in Cape Coral, Florida. Virtually all the burrows are on vacant lots. The City of Cape Coral use to protect the burrows by marking them with wooden surveyors' stakes, but now they use PVC pipe.
Mauro
May
I adore Burrowing Owls, they have such fun expressions. This one doesn't disappoint. Great perch, background and pose. The light looks fine to me but I detect a very slight green cast, that should be easy to fix in RAW. Lovely comp and eye contact.