Barred Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted February 20, 2015147 views4 comments

Canon 1D-X, 300mm x 2.0TC, handheld
f5.6, 1/500, ISO5000

I found the bird on the grounds of CedarBrook Lodge, a very small island of vegetation in a sea of urban and suburban sprawl. I like the lazy, unexcited glimpse he took before going back to sleep.

The sticks and twigs are a bit distracting but that's the habitat. No large predator can sneak up on tho bird.

Cropped to vertical. Selective sharpening to the bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on February 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM

Jim I know the eyes do lift Owl images but I do like to see them closed, agree about the twigs but hey! that's where it chose to sleep, well done getting this.
Keith.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 21, 2015 at 7:54 PM

Other than Burrowing Owls, I don't think I have more than one image of an owl without twigs..it's where they are. I do wish for open eyes, but also like this facial reaction.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 21, 2015 at 8:34 PM

Hi Jim,

The owl looks very relaxed with those closed eyes. Owls and twigs go together

................................Jim

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 22, 2015 at 7:06 PM

Very nice catch of a difficult subject. Tough sneaking into their bedroom during a nap.

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