Banking Barn Owl

I have just a single image for this Friday night post.

This morning was my first frosty cold morning at Farmington Bay this season and it reminded me of all the very cold mornings I spent with Barn Owls out there a few years ago – an opportunity I haven’t had with the species since.  Hopefully, it’ll happen again some year soon.

 

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1/2500, f/8, ISO 400, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in

This owl was making a banking turn in front of me so I was able to get a good look at the topside of the bird from my ground level position – something that very few of my Barn Owl flight shots show.  I was slightly further away from the bird than I prefer to be but I still thought the detail held up quite well.

In order to anchor the bird in the frame and show habitat, I  cropped this one to include as much of the frosty Phragmites at bottom as possible,

Ron

14 Comments

  1. What a stunning capture — his angle of flight, the focus… Such a perfect shot!

  2. OMG! Sorry, but that was my reaction upon viewing this image. Thank you! It is heart-poundingly beautifu!

  3. They have such beautiful faces!! Thanks for taking fabulous shots, as usual!

  4. I enjoy your photography very much! This is an amazing shot!

  5. What a beautiful photo!

  6. It’s a great image, Ron, enhanced to a large degree by the foliage at the bottom of the frame.

  7. And my favouritism makes three. They are such spectacular birds. Thank you so much Ron.

  8. Breathtakingly beautiful!! Thank you for sharing.

  9. How lovely! One of my favorite birds. Thank you.

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