Western Screech Owl

dlplumer · June 25, 2011

Had to shoot these guys in the dark. Very difficult to focus.

7D
iso - 1600
ss - 1/2 sec
f/5.6
420 mm

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Litespeed · June 25, 2011

Beautiful, wish we had birds like that around where I live.

dlplumer · June 26, 2011

Litespeed wrote: »

Beautiful, wish we had birds like that around where I live.

Thanks 186,000 mps

snowman1 · June 26, 2011

Very nice capture

Doug

Wicked_Dark · June 26, 2011

wow, 1/2 second! did you hypnotize that wee bird? ; ) excellent no matter how you slice it.

dlplumer · June 27, 2011

snowman1 wrote: »

Very nice capture

Doug

Thanks Doug

Maestro · June 27, 2011

Spectacular! Great shot; love those eyes!

Harryb · June 28, 2011

Excellent job under very challenging conditions.

jwear · June 28, 2011

do not see many owl anymore :cry very nice

dlplumer · June 30, 2011

Wicked_Dark wrote: »

wow, 1/2 second! did you hypnotize that wee bird? ; ) excellent no matter how you slice it.

Once they land they freeze in place especially when they spot you. Continuous shooting at a half second on a tripod worked well. Thanks wicked

raptorcaptor · June 30, 2011

Very cool shot, Dan!

dlplumer · July 1, 2011

Maestro wrote: »

Spectacular! Great shot; love those eyes!

All the better to see you with, Stephen

Harryb wrote: »

Excellent job under very challenging conditions.

Thanks, Harry:D

Dennis Kaczor · July 2, 2011

Very nice Dan, I'm sure this was a challenge for you.

Lindiwe · July 2, 2011

Gorgeous shot! Well worth the effort, I'd say.

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