Great Gray - Behavior?

Gallery: AvianPosted February 22, 2013217 views4 comments

Earlier this month, I convinced my daughter to come snowshoeing with me with the aim of finding a Great Gray - a species we had never seen.

After three hours in the bitter cold, we located not one, but three of these beauties. Unfortunately, it was just before dark, but I did manage some shots.

This bird began acting strangely and I told my daughter to watch carefully, as something was about to happen. Well, it happened...

Nikon D300; 500mm; f 5.6@ 1/200th; ISO 400; HH; approx. 70% FF. Lots of messing around in the left half of the frame as there were numerous blown out white areas.

All comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 22, 2013 at 8:12 PM

It appears that he's looking at you out of the corner of his eye. A beautiful shot that would have been absolutely killer if his head had been turned toward the camera. What's that thing hanging down from below him? Almost looks like a leather tether.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on February 22, 2013 at 8:25 PM

John - that's all that is left of the mice and voles he/she had been feeding on.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 22, 2013 at 9:28 PM

That's sweet!!!!!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 23, 2013 at 12:14 PM

Well, that's one your daughter will remember! The owl looks almost embarrassed.

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