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<\/p>\nBarn Owls in flight in full daylight always get my juices flowing.<\/p>\n
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1\/2000, f\/8, ISO 400, Canon 40D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n My bird photos don’t come much older than this one. It was taken almost 16 years ago, in February of 2008, on one of those magical mornings at Farmington Bay WMA that we rarely have any more. The entire refuge, including the phrags we see at the bottom of the frame, was covered with hoarfrost and the air was thick with moisture that bordered on fog down low.<\/p>\n While hunting voles this Barn Owl flew in front of the stand of phragmites several times but back then my tracking skills were rudimentary at best so I was having difficulty getting and keeping the owl in the frame, much less in focus. This is one of the few sharp shots I got. Even as long ago as the photo was taken, I remember this particular morning well. I was shooting from my tripod while standing in fairly deep snow. Frozen toes, fingers and ears always seem to sharpen my memory.<\/p>\n I’ve never published this photo before because the owl wasn’t large in the original frame and I was using an older, low pixel density camera. But when I played with the image last night I thought it held up pretty well, given its limitations.<\/p>\n Besides, it’s a Barn Owl in flight in full daylight. For me that’s always been pretty special.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Barn Owls in flight in full daylight always get my juices flowing.<\/p>\n