Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary

Shorty in flight.

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UK_MARK wrote in post #18227539
Shorty in flight.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/QuTK​J1 Short Eared Owl in flight by Mark, on Flickr

Mark
These are all fantastic.
How are you getting so many opportunities to photograph them? Is there a habitat you go to where you can consistently find them ?

Gregsiem wrote in post #18227569
Mark
These are all fantastic.
How are you getting so many opportunities to photograph them? Is there a habitat you go to where you can consistently find them ?

Thanks Greg, They come to a local reserve in my home city every winter from Scandinavia and Scotland due to our not so harsh winters on the south coast UK and return home around March time.

Superb image!

JimLittle wrote in post #18227631
Superb image!

Thanks Jim.

filam wrote in post #18227476
Very nice capture there.

Thank you very much Filam
Colin

cogs v wrote in post #18227412

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Pu6U​ei Short Eared owl in flight by Colin Vanner, on Flickr

Lovely stuff Colin, I'm getting greener by the post!

sidknee wrote in post #18228100
Lovely stuff Colin, I'm getting greener by the post!

Thanks Sid I'm afraid there is alot more to come its been a good time latly and I have been getting a lot of shots (so there will be a lot of shots to share of course )

cogs v wrote in post #18228120
Thanks Sid I'm afraid there is alot more to come its been a good time latly and I have been getting a lot of shots (so there will be a lot of shots to share of course )

from another perspective - all this fantastic opportunity at your fingertips will go further yet to perfecting your BIF technique - which is obviously already honed well

Excellent shots.

The local camera store here is planning on starting to rent sigma lenses. I hope it happens, cuz this lens is first on my list if it does...

Immaculens wrote in post #18228138
from another perspective - all this fantastic opportunity at your fingertips will go further yet to perfecting your BIF technique - which is obviously already honed well

Excellent shots.

Thanks Will

You are right it has let me play with different settings were I would not usually muck around incase I did not get to try again

Colin

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Alright, I can't compete with the short-eared and snowy owl photos, but I"m going to offer my meager attempts anyway. While burrowing owls are very common in some areas like south Florida, they are rare here in southeast Texas. This burrowing owl has been wintering in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge for the last couple of winters. This was my first time to photograph this bird.

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Not owls.

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Orogeny wrote in post #18228768
Alright, I can't compete with the short-eared and snowy owl photos, but I"m going to offer my meager attempts anyway. While burrowing owls are very common in some areas like south Florida, they are rare here in southeast Texas. This burrowing owl has been wintering in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge for the last couple of winters. This was my first time to photograph this bird.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Qc4L​hG Burrowing Owl by Tim Herbert, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Qc4L​LN Burrowing Owl by Tim Herbert, on Flickr

I did get him/her in flight, but it was flying away from me so you don't get to see those photos!

Tim

Great shots Tim nice sharp eyes (they have loverly big bright eyes ) maybe next time you will get one in flight
Colin

Here's my owl, er, uhm, I mean a chickadee. lol. If only I had the eyes to spot owls like some of you.

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