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Apr 20, 2009 00:43 |  #16

Beautiful shot of this great looking owl....nice capture!


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Apr 20, 2009 00:46 |  #17

I'd love to come across an owl in nature, let alone be able to capture it in a great photo. Congrats!




  
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Apr 20, 2009 04:39 as a reply to  @ post 7762297 |  #18

Shame about the OOF twigs infront of him.

But its still a great looking image.Nice one:cool:




  
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Apr 20, 2009 04:49 |  #19

That's one heck of a find... Nicely done...


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Apr 20, 2009 06:03 |  #20

Outstanding shot. These were all over my old neighborhood, burrowing in vacant lots. They sometimes prevented construction with their burrows in the way. Funny, I never took photos of them.


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Apr 20, 2009 06:06 |  #21

Nice shot! And boy did you get close :)


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Apr 20, 2009 20:12 |  #22

Thanks again everyone for the nice comments. I guess I lucked into a decent situation on this one for once.

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