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I went to a local Powwow over the weekend to photograph a Birds of Prey show that I had heard about. I struck up a conversation with someone who ended up being the media/marketing person for the BoP show. She was able to get me access to the arena to photograph the birds. It ended up being a difficult shoot due to the abundance of trees making it nearly impossible for flight shots. What angles I did have for flight shots were facing into the sun, so I wound up with mostly static images. The handlers opted to not fly Czar over the weekend as he was molting so I was able to get a few profile shots of him.

Eurasian Eagle Owl 1 by Jason, on Flickr

Eurasian Eagle Owl 4 by Jason, on Flickr



Sep 07, 2016 at 10:30 AM
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Nice captures Jason, is this bird indigenous to your area?
Douglas



Sep 07, 2016 at 03:19 PM
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douter wrote:
Nice captures Jason, is this bird indigenous to your area?
Douglas


Thanks Douter. It was a lot of fun to capture some images of him. Unfortunately, no they're not indigenous to my area. I'm in NW Georgia near the Alabama line and these guys are native to much of Europe, Russia, and Asia. I did find out that the Eurasian Eagle Owl is a cousin of our Great Horned Owl, which is native to these parts.



Sep 07, 2016 at 06:27 PM
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Good pop in these.
Rex



Sep 07, 2016 at 06:31 PM
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Beautiful portraits of an amazing creature.


Sep 07, 2016 at 06:48 PM
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Lovely shots of a BoP not seen by me
TFS



Sep 07, 2016 at 06:53 PM
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very nice Jason


Sep 07, 2016 at 07:14 PM
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surgemaster wrote:
Good pop in these.
Rex


Thanks! Czar is a gorgeous bird

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MedicineMan404 wrote:
Beautiful portraits of an amazing creature.


Thank you! It was truly a pleasure being able to get within feet of this guy.

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kdacharya wrote:
Lovely shots of a BoP not seen by me
TFS


Thanks! I hope that you get to see one of these guys. Truly an amazing creature.



Sep 07, 2016 at 07:15 PM
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kmunroe wrote:
very nice Jason


Thank you!



Sep 07, 2016 at 07:16 PM
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Well done Jason ~ Ron


Sep 07, 2016 at 10:04 PM
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surfnron wrote:
Well done Jason ~ Ron

Thanks you, sir.

I also forgot to mention that Czar has made appearances in movies and on TV including The Walking Dead and Fast and the Furious 8.



Sep 08, 2016 at 11:51 AM
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Beautiful bird, type species of the genus Bubo. I've never seen one in the wild or in captivity. Great shots!


Sep 08, 2016 at 12:00 PM
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Excelent images Jason

Morris



Sep 08, 2016 at 08:59 PM
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Scrumhalf wrote:
Beautiful bird, type species of the genus Bubo. I've never seen one in the wild or in captivity. Great shots!


Thanks! I was in the same boat prior to seeing this one. It was truly a pleasure to be able to get close and photograph him. I hate that I missed a "squawk" shot though. I had just snapped a couple and looked down at the LCD to check settings as I heard him squawk. Of course I missed the shot, but it happens.

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morris wrote:
Excelent images Jason

Morris


Thanks!



Sep 09, 2016 at 06:47 AM
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Well taken.


Sep 09, 2016 at 07:14 AM
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Excellent shots. I know how you feel about the one that got away. I did the same thing on our latest trip missing a shot looking at the LCD.


Sep 09, 2016 at 08:30 AM
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Very nice, but looks like a Great Horned Owl to me. I have posted my version of the Eurasian Eagle owl elsewhere.


Sep 09, 2016 at 11:07 PM
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Rschultz wrote:
Well taken.


Thanks!

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reko wrote:
Excellent shots. I know how you feel about the one that got away. I did the same thing on our latest trip missing a shot looking at the LCD.


Thanks! It was frustrating, but I still came away with some shots that I'm pleased with

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dalite wrote:
Very nice, but looks like a Great Horned Owl to me. I have posted my version of the Eurasian Eagle owl elsewhere.


Thanks! I'm far from an expert, but I'm basing it off of the information from the handler that's been working with raptors since the 1960's. He said Eurasian Eagle Owl, so that's what I'm going with.



Sep 10, 2016 at 03:20 PM





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