Long Eared Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted April 19, 2011119 views9 comments

The whole family was enchanted for a week as we observed two long eared owls in Captiva the last week of March. The was taken at sunrise (7am) with my nikon d330s, using a nikkor 150-500mm lens. ISO set at 320, focal length 400mm, f/8, 1/120.
It was very windy and the bird was very high in the tree.
Any comments suggestions are appreciated.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 19, 2011 at 10:24 PM

Great Horned Owl.

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Comment posted by Sue Eberhart on April 19, 2011 at 10:30 PM

ouch, you are right, my mistake....thanks

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 19, 2011 at 10:42 PM

Sue,
This one has his eyes on you. Would you look at those claws...WOW. Looks like you had a tough angle to try and get a clean shot Sue. The pine needle that is just to the right of his eye is a little distracting but it sounds like you had a good time for a week with these guys. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM

Very pretty and a nice environmental shot as well.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 20, 2011 at 11:56 AM

For the conditions you describe I think this is great. Wonderful eye contact.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 20, 2011 at 2:05 PM

Very nice, Sue. I like the environment. Detail is excellent.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Nice capture

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on April 20, 2011 at 4:58 PM

I love the detail and the light on him Sue, I also like how you managed to frame the face between the needles of the pine. I really like this one with the beautiful natural environment. I think this is a keeper,, big time.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 20, 2011 at 7:08 PM

Nice light on the owl and I like the settinig Sue. The face seems slightly soft to my eye.

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