Northern Hawk-Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted January 8, 20059,472 views32 comments

Like almost everyone else it seems, I couldn't resist a trip to northern Minnesota this winter. Today was my first day in the Sax-Zim bog and I just had a wonderful time. Owls were everywhere......including this cooperative Northern Hawk-Owl. Canon 1DII, 600 f/4, overcast skies.

Comments

32 comments

Comment posted by Paul Fusco on January 8, 2005 at 10:45 PM

Brian -
This is the best hawk owl shot I've seen from up there so far.
Great perch and BG.

- Paul

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Comment posted by Bob Steele on January 8, 2005 at 11:49 PM

Having fun are we?

Great shot, and yes I'm very jealous.

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Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on January 9, 2005 at 12:38 AM

Awesome!

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Comment posted by Ofer Levy on January 9, 2005 at 12:58 AM

WOW !!!

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Comment posted by Ernie Kuo on January 9, 2005 at 1:01 AM

Nice! The weather in Minnesota is probably better than that of LA.

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Comment posted by Garth McElroy on January 9, 2005 at 6:22 AM

Sweet!!! Nice to see the feet. That dogwood sure makes a great BG!!!

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Comment posted by Jim Khoo on January 9, 2005 at 7:03 AM

Sweeeet!!

Registered on March 7, 2004, 97 Posts, 133 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zipp on January 9, 2005 at 7:37 AM

Hey Brian, That bird look familiar!

Just beautiful!

"Nice! The weather in Minnesota is probably better than that of LA.

Ernie Kuo
Southern California"

Hey Ernie, I don't know about that.... I know you were kidding but it was close to 30 degrees BELOW 0 there last week!

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Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on January 9, 2005 at 8:09 AM

Beautiful!!!

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on January 9, 2005 at 9:12 AM

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Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on January 9, 2005 at 11:05 AM

Fabulous! Doesn't get any better.
Duane Rosenkranz

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Comment posted by D. Robert Franz on January 9, 2005 at 11:33 AM

Great image

Hope to get up there soon.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 9, 2005 at 11:41 AM

Simply stunning!

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Comment posted by Juza on January 9, 2005 at 12:44 PM

Woow!
This is one to be really proud of

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Comment posted by Deb Little on January 9, 2005 at 1:19 PM

This is incredibly beautiful! The colors are wonderful!

Registered on December 20, 2004, 26 Posts, 221 Comments

Comment posted by Colin Pickett on January 9, 2005 at 2:49 PM

Hi Brian

Absolutely stunning

Regards

Registered on December 30, 2004, 23 Posts, 156 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on January 9, 2005 at 3:32 PM

Love this - the BG is fantastic.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Richardson on January 9, 2005 at 7:59 PM

Hi Brian

A beautiful image.

The bird/perch look brighter than the BG, was this through post processing or was FF used at the time?

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Comment posted by Brian E. Small on January 9, 2005 at 11:37 PM

Thanks everyone..........

Wayne, I'm not sure what you're seeing...........I don't think I did anything special in the post processing but this was done on a laptop FWTW...............and what is FF?

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Comment posted by Wayne Richardson on January 10, 2005 at 4:27 AM

Hi Brian

FF = Fill flash.

The BG colours appear subdued as would be expected with overcast skies, but the subject/perch appear to be in different lighting. Not a nit, just an observation that raised my curiosity.

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Comment posted by Brian E. Small on January 10, 2005 at 8:26 AM

Wayne............yes, very good.............I did use some FF

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 10, 2005 at 8:36 AM

Great background, awesome shot!! Admit it now...this is your own perch, right? Everything is too perfect for it not to be a set shot!!

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Comment posted by Mike Danzenbaker on January 10, 2005 at 11:05 AM

Hey Brian,

Exactly the type of shot I'm hoping for next weekend !

Registered on December 2, 2003, 40 Posts, 791 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Reid on January 10, 2005 at 11:11 PM

Great shot. How lucky you were that he perched on such a colorful branch. The colors in this shot are amazing.

Registered on November 4, 2004, 95 Posts, 324 Comments

Comment posted by Jasper Doest on January 11, 2005 at 11:09 AM

Brian, this is by far the best shot I've ever seen of a Northern Hawk-Owl...Great gradient background, excellent exposure and sharp as a tack...one to be really proud of!

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Comment posted by Daniella T. on January 19, 2005 at 9:27 PM

wow, that is so gorgious!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 5, 2006 at 12:59 PM

Beautiful shot Brian - congrats on your well deserved award!

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 5, 2006 at 2:58 PM

Hey Brian, congrats on the pick, truly an awesome image.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on January 5, 2006 at 4:53 PM

Brian, congrats on the EP award. I missed this the first time around as I was out of town. The image is fantastic and very deserving of the honor.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on January 5, 2006 at 7:24 PM

Awesome shot! Congratulations!

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Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on January 5, 2006 at 8:42 PM

Awesome image!! Congrats on the annual EP!

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Comment posted by Manos Papadomanola on December 13, 2007 at 1:59 PM

F A N TA S T I C!!!!!!!!!

www.birdphotography.gr

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