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Harry.C
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I've hit a real lull this winter photography-wise. I've been out tons but just haven't been getting any decent results. Decided to chase down a local celebrity Pygmy Owl and had an enjoyable day with this little guy. I've never seen an owl so tolerant of human presence (and despite a large group of people present everyone was very respectful of the animal as well).

http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds-2015/i-B5gTHJw/0/XL/AF1T3605_pygmy-XL.jpg

http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds-2015/i-MfwtbqV/0/XL/AF1T3634_pygmy-XL.jpg

http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds-2015/i-5cHNS23/0/XL/AF1T3303_pygmy_w_vole-XL.jpg

http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds-2015/i-rRnf8kd/0/XL/AF1T3526_pygmy-XL.jpg

http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds-2015/i-msZRHnW/0/XL/AF1T3495_pygmy-XL.jpg

Bonus pellet shot:
http://colquhoun.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds-2015/i-6TVdPrX/0/XL/AF1T3557_pygmy_pellet-XL.jpg

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Harry C



Jan 19, 2015 at 12:57 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Northern Pygmy Owl


Very nicely done Harry. I really like that first one, but all of them are great.


Jan 19, 2015 at 01:58 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Northern Pygmy Owl


Wonderful set.

Birdie



Jan 19, 2015 at 02:05 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Northern Pygmy Owl


Wow, these are awesome! I'd love to get such awesome shots of a pygmy. Really awesome work!


Jan 19, 2015 at 02:17 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Northern Pygmy Owl


Beautiful images.

- Tam



Jan 19, 2015 at 02:27 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Northern Pygmy Owl


That is one fine owl and some nice images to boot. Amazing he could get that rodent down whole. I'm partial to #1.
Don



Jan 19, 2015 at 03:13 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Northern Pygmy Owl


excellent Harry.. #1 for me also


Jan 19, 2015 at 03:25 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Northern Pygmy Owl


a day well spent.
Nice work,
Bob



Jan 19, 2015 at 07:32 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Northern Pygmy Owl


These are fantastic Harry.

Mike



Jan 19, 2015 at 07:41 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Northern Pygmy Owl


Excellent series Harry, thanks for sharing!


Jan 19, 2015 at 08:44 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Northern Pygmy Owl


A great set Harry. 1 is my pick too, but have you considered cloning out the branch in the bg? ~ Ron


Jan 19, 2015 at 09:06 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Northern Pygmy Owl


A lovely little owl, and a really nice set of images of it. Well done Harry.


Jan 19, 2015 at 10:01 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Northern Pygmy Owl


Terrific series, well done. And wow, you sure caught some good action as well.


Jan 19, 2015 at 10:33 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Northern Pygmy Owl


Thanks for the comments everyone.

surfnron wrote:
A great set Harry. 1 is my pick too, but have you considered cloning out the branch in the bg? ~ Ron


I tried to get rid of that branch for a couple of hours. I thought it would be easy given the smooth background, but unfortunately the two tone background makes it very difficult to look natural. It's one of the few times photoshop's content aware fill has failed for me as well.

Regards,
Harry C




Jan 20, 2015 at 09:56 AM





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