Owl Portraits

A few to share with the group here... Hope you enjoy them

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Absolutely fantastic pics!! Great job!!

Very nice photos. Screech owl?

In studio...?

Will in Tejas wrote in post #16814725
Very nice photos. Screech owl?

First and Third are a Great Horned Owl; Second in a Pigmy Owl.

mguffin wrote in post #16814738
In studio...?

Haha, I wish I had that kind of access to these wonderful animals. These were at an outdoor sanctuary where you could watch them fly and interact in their natural environment. Pretty cool and really the only way I could capture these images uncropped with a 135L

They are great. Looks like you got real close with the 135...

Excellent,

Wish I could find some owls.

Very best,

mguffin wrote in post #16815459
They are great. Looks like you got real close with the 135...

Thanks! Yes, I was able to get very close without really disturbing or bothering the bird. Fortunately they did a nice job posing for me

MalVeauX wrote in post #16817251
Excellent,

Wish I could find some owls.

Very best,

I'd imagine there must be a sanctuary somewhere in Florida. I honestly wasn't sure how close I would be able to get to these owls during my trip here. I was pretty fortunately to be able to utilize the 135L. Currently saving up for a 400 f5.6L and that will probably be my next lens for longer range wildlife.

Heya,

There are centers, but Florida is a long, long state, and the birds are never as nice looking as the wild ones. I have a raptor sanc near by. I might visit it this summer when they open back up.

Very best,

Good luck with your search!

By the way, here is one more photo from my recent visit:

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I really like the color tone and how close you got.