Barn Owls

Gallery: AvianPosted August 14, 2011155 views12 comments

I noticed a while back that we once again have Barn Owls in a box we put up for them several years ago. They always seem to wait until almost full dark to leave the box and the juveniles are put to bed before dawn. This weekend I noticed them flying in just about 5:30 am. We happened to have a very rare clear morning with no fog Saturday, so I grabbed the gear in hopes of getting some kind of image. I didn't catch any birds outside the box, but a couple of juveniles seemed rather curious about the big eye out there. This one was taken just a couple of minutes after the sun came over the horizon.

1DMkIV, 500mm ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on Gitzo legs, f8, 1/250, iso 800, Av mode with -1/3 compensation. Cropped to 4.9MP, normal processing in CS4. Taken at 6:26 am on August 13th.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 15, 2011 at 12:15 AM

I love this! The second partially visible owl gives a nice sense of mystery, and the warm morning light is wonderful.

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Comment posted by Verdon on August 15, 2011 at 12:31 AM

I wish to know about the boxes like is this one.......

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 15, 2011 at 8:30 AM

super light, Dennis, it doesn't get much warmer than that. and a nice look from the owl too. cool shot, and since they're yardbirds, I'm hoping for more!

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 15, 2011 at 8:35 AM

Your early effort paid handsomely. The look this owl offered you is just great. Well seen and presented.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 15, 2011 at 8:54 AM

Great image. I like the sleepy look he has-out too late last night. The texture and color of the wood is a nice compliment to the owl with the golden light.

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Comment posted by Bob McQuade on August 15, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Like the 2nd owl in BG and can almost feel the warm early sunlight, nice shot

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 15, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Outstanding "morning-after-the-night-before" shot of this owl, Dennis. Beautiful lighting. Glad you left in the head of the second owl too.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 15, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Lucky you! Congrats on your barn owls. Looking forward to some killer shots! Wish you lived in my area.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on August 15, 2011 at 1:59 PM

Very nice portrait and light. Looks like he/she is still half asleep.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on August 15, 2011 at 3:06 PM

Love this shot, especially the one bird in the corner.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 15, 2011 at 4:17 PM

Dennis sure looks dreamy the face says it all i also like the bit of the head of the other bird it's one great shot.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 18, 2011 at 5:13 PM

This is wonderful Dennis, I love it!

Ray

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