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iwatkins
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 05:20
Shot from earlier this year. I've been having a reorg. of my shots and keep finding shots I now like but wasn't bothered about then.

10D + 100-400L IS

Cheers

Ian

http://www.asrv84.dsl.pipex.com/Gallery/Fauna/Images/20040619_1149_5775.jpg
dewmuw
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 07:01
It is a very good image - I just find the face in the background very distracting.
iwatkins
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 08:42
Yes, that is what I thought when I first looked at it. Then I thought it gave some scale to what is a very small bird.

Now I'm no sure I like it again. ;)

Cheers

Ian
dewmuw
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 08:45
Yes, that is what I thought when I first looked at it. Then I thought it gave some scale to what is a very small bird.

Now I'm no sure I like it again. ;)

Cheers

Ian
Sorry. :( Didn't mean to be critical in any way. I think it is a keeper - just think the face looms a bit. If you know what I mean.
yason
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 10:16
that's a wonderful shot Ian...;)
iwatkins
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 10:30
demmuw,
Yes, I know what you mean, I'm just messing with you. :D

yason,
Thanks :)

Cheers

Ian

P.S. Festive smilies are cool.
sparker1
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 11:52
Nice shot, with or without the looming human. I am surprised you have Burrowing Owls in UK. I had read their habitat was only Rocky Mountain range through U.S. into Canada, plus a small area here in SW Florida. They certainly are cute little buggers.
PacAce
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 12:37
Nice shot, Ian. The owl looked small but I wasn't sure how small it was. Then dewmuw mentioned a face which I hadn't even noticed the first time. I thought it was just a colorful background (shows you how intently I was just looking at the owl :) ). But how that i see the face, I can see how much smaller the owl is than I originally thought.
iwatkins
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 13:55
sparker1,
No, not native. This shot was taken at the Bird of Prey Centre here in the UK where they care for/breed birds of prey.

PacAce,
Yep, they are small, I would guess no bigger than five or six inches. Very cute and when on display they also have a man made burrow system where they put the owl in one end and it pops right out of the other. Kids love this. :)

Cheers

Ian
stoneylonesome
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 17:21
Beautiful shot. nice and sharp.
sparker1
21st of December 2004 (Tue), 20:38
Just for information, the Burrowing Owl is protected in Florida. My old neighborhood was home to quite a few. Whenever a family of owls nested on a vacant lot, the property owner was prohibited from doing any construction that would disturb them. It was a lot of fun just to watch their antics.