Little Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted October 28, 2013161 views8 comments

My pair had three chicks but magpies got two of them
This is the male. They spent most of the time during the day around the farm yard. Makes you wonder when they sleep !!
Nikon D71000
Nikor 70-300mm
500ISO
125th at f8
crop from landscape. EV down 1
Paint shop pro. Image Guru/CZM
Thanks for comments on my last pic
Cheers
JR

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 28, 2013 at 8:13 PM

Pretty darn good, John! No nits!

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on October 28, 2013 at 9:12 PM

Great shot John, I can never find Owls and I look and I look. What type of Owl is this ?

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Comment posted by John Robinson on October 28, 2013 at 9:42 PM

Thanks both.
Jack- they were introduced over here in 1842 and have done really well. They don't compete with other owls so have not really caused a problem
.
Cheers
JR

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on October 29, 2013 at 5:56 AM

Nice owl, perch and background. Captured well.

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Comment posted by Robert Strickland on October 29, 2013 at 11:59 AM

Wonderful focus and pose. beautiful eye contract, great work

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 30, 2013 at 12:32 PM

Wonderful species on a nice perch as well (better than the usual fence post) - I also like the way it looks. Small nit: I would probably have used a wider aperture, to get the BG more evenly. But that said, I would kill (as a figure of speech

) for this image

. Cheers, hans

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 30, 2013 at 12:45 PM

Cool shot! Owls are my favorites. IMHO it could use a touch more contrast.

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 7, 2013 at 2:31 PM

I cannot resist owl shots!!

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