My 1st Big Owl and others

FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
edited April 9, 2007 in Wildlife
You know that bird that you dream about capturing some day well I have two, My first is the Bald Eagle and my 2nd a Great Horned Owl.
Thanks to a friend of mine Evan, showed me a long eared owls nest a few weeks ago, she was hunkered down on the nest pretty good probably on eggs we thought, well it turns out we were right.
Last week we went back to the nest we found Mom with child, it appears that we only have one hatchling, what a treat, I was so excited I could hardly talk, well high fives and these are a few of what we saw.
I captured these with my 30D 400 5.6 AND 580 EX flash
I threw in a few extras, hope you enjoy them
#1 Mom with child
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#2 Dirty Looks
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#3 Friday smile
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#4 You talking to me
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#5 Tasty for me
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    great shotsclap.gif love # 3
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    Congrats on the owl. What a treat!

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    Very nice shots! I still haven't been lucky enough to find an owl.
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  • HindsightHindsight Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    Is that flash I see on the owl? If so how'd you get up so close?
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    Hindsight wrote:
    Is that flash I see on the owl? If so how'd you get up so close?
    Yes, those shots were captured with Canon 30D 400 5.6 an a 580EX at dusk, these shots were all shot in manual mode with full output on the 580EX -2 FC

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    Love the owl shots but its almost sacrilegious to incude a tree rat shot in with owl captures. :D
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2007
    Great capture! I hear owls all the time around here, but yet to see one. You're lucky! clap.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2007
    I know there's some luck involved, but the majority is all on you

    And you did quite well thumb.gif

    Tree Rat gotta go rolleyes1.gif Harrys getting old and the shock might be to much for the boy blbl.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Now catching a Lizard meal is very cool mwink.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2007
    These are wonderful Dinner shot got my votes and #4th
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2007
    Sorry it took a while to get back to everyone
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    great shotsclap.gif love # 3
    Thanks Dave, Iv'e been busy sorry it took so long to say thanks

    Steve
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2007
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Congrats on the owl. What a treat!

    ann

    Thanks for the kind comments Ann, this was a thrill for me after waiting so long for my Owl shot

    Steve
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Love the owl shots but its almost sacrilegious to incude a tree rat shot in with owl captures. :D

    Hey Harry that's a Happy Gopher not a tree rat.....lolrolleyes1.gif

    Thanks

    Steve
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Great capture! I hear owls all the time around here, but yet to see one. You're lucky! clap.gif

    I like to think I'm blessed rather than lucky, thanks for the kind comments.

    Those owls blend in really well, if you can hear them look at around the bottom of the tree for owl pellets.

    Afer an owl digest it's food they regurgetate a fur ball, you see those and most of the time you find owls, Good Luck

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    I know there's some luck involved, but the majority is all on you

    And you did quite well thumb.gif

    Tree Rat gotta go rolleyes1.gif Harrys getting old and the shock might be to much for the boy blbl.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Now catching a Lizard meal is very cool mwink.gif

    Thanks Ben

    Steve
    Looking for the weekend, see my images at the location below, please leave a comment if you like what you see, I would love to hear from you.:):

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