Owls!!

Barred Owl. Very patient and not very scared of people Owls.

kezug wrote in post #19513327
A pair of barred owls took up residence next door. They have been such a pleasure spotting and hearing. We also see they started a family too.

All taken with Canon 70D with 55-250mm lens. Some images are cropped.

kezug wrote in post #19513328
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Great captures!

Lucky to have a family of owls taking up the area nearly on my property. There is a family of 4, 2 of the owlets have been exploring but staying near the nest. In fact, last night it seems the 2 slept outside as they were in the same spot as yesterday evening. They are common in our state and where I live but neve had this kind of access as they are right next door. I keep a lot of distance and my time short taking pictures. Sometimes I have to fire the flash as they are deep in the pocket of shadows. They really seem unbothered by the presences of others.

The little ones

Burrowing Owls - they were extremely active hunting today, this gave me the opportunity to captures quite a few in-flght shots. Images taken in Cape Coral May 10, 2023 Camera: Sony Alpha 1

Wow! What lens?

kezug wrote in post #19517651
Wow! What lens?

FE 400mm f2.8

Peter2516 wrote in post #19509108

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I’ll bet you felt a little tingle when you were looking at that! ߘ
Nice that the eyes match the flower color! Congrats.

nice shot.
Jai.

Barred Owl - Photogrpahed under less than desirable conditions in eastern Charlotte County, Florida Camera: Sony a7Rv

One of the two barred owlets I was fortunate to see yesterday. The other owlet was larger and very high up in another tree, hard to see with all the leaf cover. One of the parents was hanging around close by.

These are the first owlets I’ve ever seen so I was pretty pumped. I haven’t spotted a single owl since late April when I was keeping an eye on an eastern screech-owl nest I had found. Unfortunately that nest was predated by raccoons and they didn’t re-nest in a box I put up close by, hopefully next year.

avondale87 wrote in post #19509558
Very nicely composed Peter
Picture book, wall mounting, scientific journal...... suit them all

Thanks Avondale.

I Keith Newton wrote in post #19518938
I’ll bet you felt a little tingle when you were looking at that! ߘ
Nice that the eyes match the flower color! Congrats.

Yes. When I saw it I was rushing and worried that it may flew but luckily it stayed for like 2 minutes.