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Burrowing Owls On Watch
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August 07, 2012
The adults are small, coming in just a bit bigger than your hand. However, they are chock-full of attitude and always seem quite fearless. They actually nest by burrowing into the ground and are, if you can forgive the pun, a hoot to watch!
Anyhow, we found these guys in Cape Coral FL and I was actually having a pretty great time photographing mom when I see this little head slowly rise up from the burrow!
As the little owlet grew “taller” right before my eyes, I quickly made a minor change in camera position and captured the two of them together. The moment only last a few seconds, then mom hopped a few steps too far away, but luckily that was all that was needed to grab this shot.
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- Camera NIKON D4
- Lens Nikon 500mm + 1.4TC
- Focal Length 700mm
- Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Aperture f/5.6
- ISO/Film 1600
- Category Animals
- Uploaded 10 months ago
- Taken June 19th 2012
- Copyright Steve Perry
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have a happy evening Steve!