first ever OIF!

traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
edited December 28, 2006 in Wildlife
went hunting the northern harrier the other day and got a few shots worth keeping - here is one of the better ones...

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but i saw about three or four birders (with binoculars, not cameras) that were bemoaning the fact that they hadn't seen any owls this year at this location, which normally hosts several. Not having a clue as to where the owls would normally be, I just kept trying to sneak up on the local harrier, when I flushed him out of a field...

but wait a minute, that didn't look like a northern harrier...:scratch

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in fact, I know its not a harrier!:barb:ivar:barband I'm pretty sure it's a short-eared owl...my first ever owl in flight!:clap only got a couple of shots, but this one made my day....

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Hope you enjoy...

regards...Keith
Beam me outta here!:winkKT

Comments

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2006
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    It would make my day too Keith.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2006
    Yep, yep that is worth the happy dance for sure!clap.gifclapclap.gif
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2006
    Nice job Keith. Congrats on your 1st OIF. thumb.gif
    Mike McCarthy

    "Osprey Whisperer"

    OspreyWhisperer.com
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2006
    fantastic!!!!!!! what a day!clap.gifclap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2006
    Congrats on getting your OIF! Like the last shot best!thumb.gif
    Glenn

    My website | NANPA Member
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    You did very well Keith. Great captures.

    Thanks for sharing!

    Dick.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • ThwackThwack Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    That last one is very impressive. Congrats!
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