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Jun 16, 2009 19:25 | #1

Here are a few of my shots from the outing with Shirley (booswalia). It was a pure privilege to see and photograph these amazing birds.

#1 A backlit full body shot.

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#2 One of them did land out in a better lit area, however the high Sun made for harsh light.

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#3 Even though there is no eye contact, I like this one for what appears to be an intense look. Mainly took it to show how close they were, this is uncropped with the 400L.

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#4 Almost full frame portrait

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#5 Used the on-board flash for some fill on this one

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#6 another portrait

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#7 and finally the Baby, it looked a lot cuter from farther away.lol.

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It was amazing how the Owls were not bothered by us. Thanks for looking.

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Jun 16, 2009 19:28 | #2

What a gorgeous bird. Nice catch.

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Jun 16, 2009 20:27 as a reply to @ gjl711's post | #3

thanks for that.

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Jun 16, 2009 21:38 | #4

Beautiful series.

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Jun 17, 2009 00:07 | #5

Wonderful shots!

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Jun 17, 2009 00:27 | #6

These are very nice Trevor, the baby would look better with the eyes open! But I guess you can't have everything. Great portrait shots!

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Jun 17, 2009 04:00 | #7

Nice work, Trevor. We're going to have a hard time topping that now. I'm still on an Owl high.

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Jun 17, 2009 08:31 | #8

#3 is the best owl shot I have ever seen. That poor baby looks bug ridden. Poor guy.

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Jun 17, 2009 09:18 | #9

Great series Trevor....they are a beautiful bird.

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Jun 17, 2009 17:08 as a reply to @ sugarzebra's post | #10

Thanks folks, I appreciate you looking and commenting.

Shirley I am still smiling over this encounter.See

Thanks Mitch, I tried to get it to turn the head a little more towards me, but it ignored me completely. And as far as bug ridden...I actually cloned out two mosquitoes that were on its head. We had a major rainfall a week ago and the bugs are making the best of it.

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Jun 17, 2009 17:14 | #11

A homerun there!

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Jun 17, 2009 18:29 | #12

Gorgeous series Trevor... a find every birder would love to make... and you made the best of it... nice work.

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Jun 17, 2009 22:56 | #13

Beautiful shots Trevor! The only time I've seen these owls was at the rehab area in the wildlife sanctuary.

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Jun 18, 2009 04:02 | #14

canonloader wrote in post #8125632

That poor baby looks bug ridden. Poor guy.

How about a little sympathy for Trevor and I. We looked much worse than that.

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Jun 18, 2009 04:44 | #15

Yes, but did you share your repellant with him? Remember, he has no hands to swat them with and he's just a baby. Poor things eyes are red and look like they have bugs on the lids.

By the way, have you heard of anything called a "French Glaze" up there? It's an old time bug repellant that is a liquid going on, but then after several layers over time, will build up into a glaze. Although I never used it that much in so short a time. It smells suspiciously like a brand new telephone pole with creosote. Put a drop on the hat brim and around your shirt and pant cuffs and bugs will stay 3 feet away from you.

Bought some in the 60's from LL Bean and used it for 3-4 years then someone stole it from me it was so good. Haven't found any since.

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