Eastern Screech Owl - Prey Delivery

After taking 10 months off from photography, new job has finally settles down. I went out to photograph this nesting pair. I spent only 2 hours with the pair. It was bringing in prey on average once ever 15 minutes. This is by far my favorite Eastern Screech Owl in flight shot to date. I love the wings position and the prey it was carrying back to the nest.
Shot taken in Bradenton Florida.
Back to work, no more photographing for another two weeks.
7D2 + 70-200 IS II, flashes, 1/250, f/16, ISO1600, handheld, Manual, handheld, no trigger.

Wow! Beautifully done.

very, very cool!

Michiel>=-

Outstanding work Troy.

Outstanding capture!

Wee-oooo ! Excellent Troy.

Nice!

it's my favorite too!

Fantastic shot.

Nice work ... can you describe how you set up on the shot?

Excellent shot Troy, well done.

Outstanding Troy

Wow thats amazing! I love the use of flash to freeze the action even with a BIF. I gotta try doing that sometime, maybe I can get a creative wildlife shot like this one!!!

Superb! What a catch, forget work and take more photos....

Lupo-Lobo wrote in post #17498981
Nice work ... can you describe how you set up on the shot?

Thank you all for your comments.
It is not that complicated.
I have two flash setup both are off camera and triggered remotely, lighting position is based on which angle and what type of image I want to get. Since I only have two 600 EX flashes, positioning of those flashes are critical. My friend Mark has been watching this nest since they start sitting, so learning their behavior and how and when they deliver at what interval are crucial and will play in higher rate of success in getting the shots. This pair has been nesting at the same nest box for two years now, they are in a urban neighborhood, they are used to people around. They start feeding shortly after dusk.
As for settings, I usually shoot at 1/250, f/16, ISO1600, with 1Dx that I had last year, I shot as high as ISO3200, then I can lower the flash output. Hope this helps.