JPG Magazine: Photos: "Fearless" by debbie miller

Fearless

By debbie miller

On 9 April 2008

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This great horned owl mama is about to leave her nest with it's capture, a rabbit. She had two babies this year. One is in the nest behind her. The other is waiting in tree tops to eat. Generations of this great horned owl have been returning to this tree in small wooded pathway of Northern Illinois University Campus for years. I waited for mama to enter the nest then ran up as close to nest as I could muster to get this shot. She gave me one of those 'and who do you think you are?' looks before taking off to feed her waiting young.

44 Responses

On 9 April 2008 Pascale Claus gave props:
Awesome. Well done!
On 9 April 2008 Andrew Lorimer gave props:
Absolutely Amazing Capture !!!
On 9 April 2008 Michael Adams said:
Awesome shot!
On 9 April 2008 *hector* ortiz gave props:
you got it... debbie
On 9 April 2008 Bob Brussack gave props:
Got my vote. Who could possibly vote no? Who? Who? :)
On 9 April 2008 J Battaglia said:
Great Capture!
On 9 April 2008 Melanie Freeman gave props:
awesome photo! I voted for you!
On 9 April 2008 tatyana ostapenko gave props:
wonderful!
On 9 April 2008 Mark Gilliland gave props:
Great shot Debbie! Gets my vote!
On 9 April 2008 David Piszczek gave props:
Fantastic image. You have a vote here!
On 9 April 2008 Noa Siegrist gave props:
voted for you.
On 9 April 2008 Yasmina Baggili gave props:
Got my vote, well done
On 9 April 2008 Melissa Hearle gave props:
That's a great shot! Seems like the rabbit is almost as big as the owl! Shows how strong they are!
On 9 April 2008 Dede N. gave props:
Got it.
On 9 April 2008 Mrs. Soderberg gave props:
Got my vote Debbie! Well done!
On 9 April 2008 Merlin Peck gave props:
Admire your skill with wildlife photography. This one takes the cake.
On 9 April 2008 Pilar Coll i Gatells said:
Bona! my vote
On 10 April 2008 Sandi Corbin gave props:
Incredible shot !!
On 10 April 2008 Sheree Quenby gave props:
Well done
On 10 April 2008 Henrique Pousão gave props:
All has been said, you got my vote to.
On 10 April 2008 chris wigmore gave props:
awesome capture, nice colors
On 10 April 2008 Michael Portugal gave props:
Wow! this is great! you captured a pretty cool moment. great shot :]
On 10 April 2008 Tobiah Tayo said:
nice shot
On 10 April 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
WoW!!
On 11 April 2008 Respect Nature gave props:
totally rocks! nice shot!
On 12 April 2008 Michelle Lane gave props:
Wow...very unique shot. How lucky you were to be able to capture such a wonderful shot. Definitely gets my vote!
On 13 April 2008 Dennis Blauer said:
Look out Bambi!
On 13 April 2008 Dennis Blauer gave props:
an enthusiastic yeah!
On 13 April 2008 Jan Hoffman gave props:
Superb; great catch and perfectly executed
On 15 April 2008 still freezing the time gave props:
great .. work ... Debbie ..you deserve voting.
On 15 April 2008 JoAnna Webb gave props:
awe, i love owlys. great shot!
On 15 April 2008 Joseph Brown said:
I love shooting birds and have always wanted to capture a shot of an owl. Yours came out lovely. Great Job!
On 16 April 2008 Bobby Deal gave props:
Well done
On 16 April 2008 Alex Beck said:
Poor Bunny!! Trouble is I like owls too, if only because of Owel in Pooh Bear lol.
On 17 April 2008 John Paul gave props:
Amazing! Got my vote.
On 18 April 2008 Marie Sabo gave props:
wonderful job!
On 18 April 2008 James Parker said:
Wow! Sweet!
On 19 April 2008 Goce Simjanovski gave props:
you got my vote too
On 20 April 2008 Scott Baker gave props:
Sweet! You really are a hunter!
On 26 April 2008 Kjell H gave props:
nice shot, voted!
On 28 April 2008 adniloj gave props:
this is gorgeous; i wish i were fearless w/o arrogancy
On 30 April 2008 Warren Mangione gave props:
Phenomenal work! You are a fantastic wildlife photographer. What a treat!
On 30 April 2008 Greg Lightbourn said:
Your patience is admirable. It is evident in many of your fine wildlife shots. Keep shooting!
On 10 May 2008 Jessica Kuligowski gave props:
Wow. . .wow, totally awesome!