Owlets

Gallery: AvianPosted January 29, 2013161 views16 comments

These Great Horned Owlets were shot last spring at the Ridgefield Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. The parents again used a nesting site in a broken tree trunk, not too high and just above the refuge drive thru roadway. Needless to say they were a very popular attraction for photographers.

Larger version available, "Thanks for stopping!"

canon 7D
canon 600mm F4.L IS USM with 1.4TC
F8 1/30 ISO 640
auto window with beanbag rest

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on January 29, 2013 at 2:53 PM

what a cute siblings, love eye contact, well done

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Comment posted by Skip Layman on January 29, 2013 at 3:04 PM

They almost have a frightened look. Very nice shot.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 29, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Excellent as posted. This would also look good with the left cropped away for a square format.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Rebecka on January 29, 2013 at 4:02 PM

Lovely subjects, beautifully captured. I especially like how the one looks like he is trying to hide in the broken tree trunk, and the other is peeking out behind him.

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 29, 2013 at 4:17 PM

I love owls! I like the nice brown colors, and there bright yellow eyes! Beautiful picture!

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Comment posted by Bill Marsh on January 29, 2013 at 5:48 PM

Great image! The larger image looks very sharp especially at 1/30. Good job!

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on January 29, 2013 at 5:51 PM

Pretty cool. They look like something out of a muppet movie. Techs are all good and the eyes jump out. Square of vertical would look good also.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 29, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Very sweet picture of the owlets. I agree with Richard and Jerry on the crop.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 29, 2013 at 6:49 PM

Awesome!!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 29, 2013 at 7:29 PM

Lovely image Craig- I like the comp as posted, but more of a crop from the left would work very well as Rich suggested.

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Comment posted by David Williams on January 29, 2013 at 10:04 PM

Always a sucker for owl photos, and this is a neat shot. Love the colors and their expressions. Really a nice capture, Craig.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 29, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Exquisite job, Craig. I need to get back down there in the spring. I love the eye contact and the downy plumage.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 30, 2013 at 3:40 AM

Sweet photo of this pair fluff balls Craig, love those bright eyes. Very pleasing composition too.Thanks for sharing these guys with me, I just wish I could have got down there a week earlier.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by James Allen on January 30, 2013 at 12:29 PM

Love how the feathers blend on the owlets and their arresting eyes. I too agree with the crop suggestion. Well shot Craig!

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Comment posted by Don Westbrook on January 30, 2013 at 9:24 PM

Great image in every way.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 1, 2013 at 10:12 AM

A must see large, love the two huddled so close together here.
Great comp as well, with the 'broken tree trunk' adding very good interest Craig..
Nice!

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