Screech Owl

[sparker1]

I visited a local nature preserve recently and got shots of some interesting birds and animals. This Eastern Screech Owl was very small, standing on his handler's finger (with glove, naturally).

[Leorooster]

What a beautiful bird....and it's really small....Nice shot and thanks for sharing.

[Airedale1]

Excellent capture, super sharp and great color.

[kenyc]

Very nice!

KAC

[skade]

Awesome shot! So cute as well!

[tupe]

Beautiful picture, Stan!
We have them in our back woods - you can hear their eerie call:
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/sounds/screechowl1m.au
Don't think I've ever seen one, though.

[weemannie]

Really sharp, lovely picture.

Thanks for sharing :D

[foxbat]

A very beautiful bird. Owl's eyes are so bright and captivating I love looking at them. Nice shot.

[BlueTit]

Great photo, amazingly small little fellow, you expect owls to be much bigger.

[Mannytkd]

Well done on an image is so very pleasing......

[sixshot]

Lovely shot Stan. I have never seen an owl that small, it looks cute!

[TammieO]

Wow, all the things you can learn here. I never knew they were that small. BTW, nice shot. He has such pretty eyes.

[Vetteography]

What a gorgeous bird and a superlative photograph!

[Reigh Higgins]

Very sharp Stan !

[marie]

gorgeous picture Stan

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the hand with the glove blends in so well I thought that the owl was perched on a branch for a minute
great colours and shot and an unusual sight http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif

lucky the gloved finger is there or we would never have guessed the size of the bird was so small
(even if you said it)
:lol:

[djonto]

Please don't be offended in any way, but I took your superb photo and had a play around in PS to get this effect.

(OK I admit I followed the instructions HERE (http://www.ephotozine.com/techniques/viewtechnique.cfm?recid=4))

[Maureen Souza]

Cool photograph...

Cool conversion to canvas.

Like them both very much.

[thomascanty]

Very nice! He sure is small. Looks like he just had a few cups of coffee, too. :lol:

[sparker1]

Thanks to everyone for their nice comments. Special thanks to tupe for the sound effects, and to djonto for the PS conversion to canvas. I had also tried several special effects and like the posterized edges effect. BTW, I've added a shot of the tiny owl when his head was turned completely around. Not as sharp, but interesting nonetheless.

[robertwgross]

Small owls? Who has ever heard of such a thing?

(note avatar)

---Bob Gross---

[Titus213]

Great shot. I love the colors and detail. And the sound effects were great too. I never would have thought they were that small.

[marie]

We have them in our back woods - you can hear their eerie call:
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/sounds/screechowl1m.au



I just heard this now :shock:

sorry I missed it earlier
really good Tupe
:cool:


imagine a shot of a baby crying and hearing it bawl here as well :shock::lol:


love the other shots added on also

[sparker1]

Bob, it appears yours is a Burrowing Owl, and we have those here in SW Florida, too. They are about the same size as this fellow, just not as colorful.

[tupe]

I love the picture with the head turned around!

I just heard this now :shock:
sorry I missed it earlier
really good Tupe
imagine a shot of a baby crying and hearing it bawl here as well :shock::lol:
On summer nights it's part of a whole orchestra of sounds:
The screech owl,
The jar flies' electric buzz in sinous rhythm,
Whip-poor-WILL!,
crickets chirping;
and an occasional light show from the fireflies.

Tonight all I hear are maybe some crickets and peepers, nearly drowned by the hum of our HVAC unit.

[marie]

I love the picture with the head turned around!

On summer nights it's part of a whole orchestra of sounds:
The screech owl,
The jar flies' electric buzz in sinous rhythm,
Whip-poor-WILL!,
crickets chirping;
and an occasional light show from the fireflies.

Tonight all I hear are maybe some crickets and peepers, nearly drowned by the hum of our HVAC unit.

lovely
did you record the owl sound yourself ? and if so, can you get all these others to play here ?

[cfcRebel]

Pardon my ignorance, I didn't know there's an owl species in this size. :shock: Wow! That's an awesome shot of an awesome owl Stan!Thanks for sharing.

[tupe]

lovely
did you record the owl sound yourself ? and if so, can you get all these others to play here ?Nah - I googled it. I don't have much in the way of audio recording equipment, but when summer arrives I may give it a try.

[marie]

Nah - I googled it. I don't have much in the way of audio recording equipment, but when summer arrives I may give it a try.


ok
lovely idea
thanks for posting the sound

[Bald Eagle]

The Photo of the Owl is just fantastic, Also was impressed by the sound recording. Neat Idea.

[Wayne Wood]

Great shot I didn't realize they were so small

[hipster]

Great shot...:mrgreen:


Djonto: i really like what you did - I'm going to give that a try! :D

[boomer1959]

Outstanding shot Stan :D

[rssfhs]

When I see photos of such lovely owls like these, I can't help wondering why everyone isn't an enviro-whacko tree hugger like me!

[AndreyD]

Fantastic! Colour! Eyes!

[condyk]

Cracking image ... excellent detail around the face. Is there a tad too much sharpening around the edges I wonder?