Great Horned Owl
Twilight in the forest of Kern River Preserve. This image take with Canon 20D and Tamron 300 mm zoom operating effectively at 480 mm, was a very tough capture. Not only did it blend magnifcently with the background, it was also late late afternoon with very little light remaining. In addition, in my efforts to "shoot" it, I tracked him to three different trees as he kept flying away as I approached. Didn't want to scare him; just take the picture. After shooting a burst of about ten, this being the only usable one, I tip-toed away leaving him here, probably for the night. I camped in the forest and could hear him throughout my awake hours.
8 responses
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Tj Watt said (12 Mar 2008):
nice spot! what perfect disguise. I'm very thankfull I am not a mouse.
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Karen Zimmerman gave props (29 Mar 2008):
Really cool!
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Natalie S gave props (17 Apr 2008):
What an awesome shot - beautiful owl. You should add this to the "Creatures" theme.
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Klaus Girk (Deleted) gave props (19 Apr 2008):
Excellent shot.
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Stephen Bivens gave props (28 Apr 2008):
Thanks for the bird info. This is a great shot.
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M.S. White said (12 May 2008):
You are so lucky to have found this. I'm obsessed with wanting to photograph an owl in the wild. Great shot - love the eye!
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Umeshkumar Shah said (30 Aug 2008):
Goodddddd....
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Jeff Ore gave props (25 Jan 2009):
great shot
