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Barred owl; Strix varia
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Barred owl; Strix varia

by Douglas Graham

Gallery: AvianPosted December 13, 201081 views8 comments
Im lucky to have these guys nesting in our back lot this year. Ive been on a 2 month assignment for my paper and Im home now for Christmas so look for more in the coming weeks. Shot from a portable chair blind.

NIKON D3
Lens (mm): 200
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/200

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 13, 2010 at 7:04 PM
Impressive back yard bird! And even more impressive to get this close with a 200mm lens.
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 13, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Amazing to get this close Doug. The detail is impressive.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 13, 2010 at 11:51 PM
200mm? Is this full frame, Doug? Gorgeous detail and I like the angle of the head. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Douglas Graham on December 14, 2010 at 7:56 AM
Hey Dennis yes full frame. We have a large creek right behind our hen houses and in between the hen houses is a small grain barn and in the grain barn are many many mice:-) The branch they hunt from is about 10 feet from the creek bottom but up on the bank Im eye level. I also have a round bale of hay sitting right next to where I set up my chair stand. Its a perfect set up as you can see and I got lucky with the light and the fact that they hunted late into the morning.
Registered on May 14, 2009, 123 Posts, 522 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 14, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Beautiful look at this guy. I've found it very hard to handle the eyes for these guys, but this looks great.
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Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 14, 2010 at 11:40 PM
WOW. I am totally impressed with the 200mm and this close. Great detail and light. Fabulous.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 15, 2010 at 1:34 PM
gorgeous details and comp. crazy that this is full frame. what a yard bird! really like the angle of the head also. :toast:
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 10, 2012 at 5:41 PM
Excellent facial details Doug. You're so close I can see the sun & horizon in the upper portion of the owls eye here! Well done :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments