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Jun 06, 2012 09:50 |  #1

Was driving out through the local woods when we saw a bird in the road which took off as we approached. Looked "raptor-ish" so I slowed and watched it. It stopped in a tree directly opposite my car. Fortunately I was on the way to the studio and had the camera in the car!

Wound the window down and started shooting. When he looked away i made mouse sounds ( :) ) and he looked straight at me...

...a Little Owl. :)

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My first wild raptor/BoP. Very pleased. :)



  
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Jun 06, 2012 10:18 |  #2

Very cool way to find a good looking Owl. Nice captures.


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Jun 06, 2012 10:39 |  #3

Good catch.


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Jun 06, 2012 10:40 as a reply to  @ Joe52's post |  #4

Good one Craig!


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Jun 06, 2012 10:47 |  #5

Joe52 wrote in post #14539599 (external link)
Good catch.

Flo wrote in post #14539607 (external link)
Good one Craig!

Thanks folks. :)




  
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Jun 06, 2012 11:39 |  #6

Lovely shots Craig


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Jun 06, 2012 11:43 |  #7

Very nice Craig. This fellow resembles our Pygmy Owl.


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Jun 06, 2012 12:02 |  #8

Shar824 wrote in post #14539911 (external link)
Lovely shots Craig

Stephen Stephen wrote in post #14539934 (external link)
Very nice Craig. This fellow resembles our Pygmy Owl.

Thanks guys. :)




  
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Jun 06, 2012 12:12 |  #9

excellent shots, there have such great character does the little owl


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Jun 06, 2012 12:23 |  #10

bridge99 wrote in post #14540078 (external link)
excellent shots, there have such great character does the little owl

Lovely aren't they?

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Jun 06, 2012 12:27 |  #11

Bend The Light wrote in post #14540136 (external link)
Lovely aren't they?

Thanks. :)

they sure are, ive just managed to take my first shots of them as well, I sat in a pop up hide for 4 hours watching them play around, excellent little chaps


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bridge99 wrote in post #14540161 (external link)
they sure are, ive just managed to take my first shots of them as well, I sat in a pop up hide for 4 hours watching them play around, excellent little chaps

Nice! Not sure my knees would last that long, though! :)




  
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Jun 06, 2012 12:50 as a reply to  @ Bend The Light's post |  #13

Very nice shots! Now you know how to get good shots of a squirrel.....wind down your window and make sounds like a nut ;)


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Jun 06, 2012 13:11 |  #14

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Very nice shots! Now you know how to get good shots of a squirrel.....wind down your window and make sounds like a nut ;)

My missus would argue that every sound I make is the sound of a nut! Ah, well! :)

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Jun 06, 2012 13:14 |  #15

LoL, I like this thread, beautiful owl and funny lines :). Great shot of the owl, and my wife feels the same thing about the sound that I make too!!


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