There's two great things about this shot Eric: one is that it's not been baited, and two that it's also not someone else's pet. Great behavior shot my friend.
Great light and the pose is super. I've seen owls with that style of wing position but not other birds (and just in the larger owls).
Very interesting.
Don
surfnron wrote:
A super shot Eric ~ Ron
Thanks Ron...she has been spoiling me
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teked wrote:
Quite the unique shot, Eric. Very nice.
Ed
Thanks Ed....you can probably imagine my language when she did that!
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Tom In Arizona wrote:
Hi Eric...
I never thought I'd see a Great Horned AWACS.
Fantastic photograph of a remarkable pose.
Thanks
Tom
Yup, she gathers info and passes around to all the other feathered creatures in the forest...thanks Tom and hope all is well with you.
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birdied wrote:
OH WOW !!! What a great shot Eric.
Birdie
Thanks Birdie...it is quite amazing how she went from just sitting there to this...got 3 shots off and then back to her normal "boring" pose...which of course I still took another few hundred shots of...and related to your comment on another owl post re: the foxes...yes, this has been quite similar and since normally, I'm the only one there it is even more of an intimate sighting.
morris wrote:
This is a beauty Eric. The sunset light is a treat and it looks like there were not twigs in the way.
Morris
Thanks Morris...as the light gets lower she tends to move off her more camouflaged perch to a relatively bare one....no complaints from this guy.
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hnilsson wrote:
Whoa. What a pose.
Hey buddy...thanks
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arbitrage wrote:
That looks like the new Tesla Model X....
So you guarantee this owl will be there when I fly out
TFS
Geoff
Someone's getting more and more interested!!!!!!!!!! And yes, just as silent
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mikedec wrote:
Very nice shot and pose.
Thanks Mike....just lucky I wasn't chimping at the time.
jkochuni wrote:
Beautiful light & beautiful pose = beautiful picture. 👌
Thanks you...she gets all the credit, after all, all I did was push a button
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shekarn64 wrote:
Wow, now that's really a great shot!
Thanks, I was pretty stoked when she did that and only hoped I actually got the shot.
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BeeBalm wrote:
Wow Eric this is the most awesome owl pose I ever did see
You were jumping out of your skin right
Magnificent shot!
Have a great weekend!
BB
Oh BB, thanks so much you are so kind....I love owl as you do hummers and eagles so this was pretty special for me.
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acjd wrote:
Oh no, does this mean its about to be the usual snowy owl shots time of year? ///
haha, great shot Eric! Really nice
One can only hope that the Harry Potter variety is not too far behind...it is the most wonderful time of the year....if you like owls!
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Ted ellis wrote:
Sweet
Thanks UT
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kmunroe wrote:
excellent shot Eric
Much appreciated Kenny.
Eric
Mike Veltri wrote:
Such a unique pose, well done on this one Eric.
Thanks Mike...lucky she moved from her previous perch before doing the stretch.
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Herb Houghton wrote:
There's two great things about this shot Eric: one is that it's not been baited, and two that it's also not someone else's pet. Great behavior shot my friend.
Thanks Herb...and yes, being wild makes this even more enjoybable and totally unexpected as well...although I wouldn't mind having one of these as a "pet"...my backyard could use an organic rodent removal system.
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PIXPHATIC wrote:
Stunning pose.This is fantastic.Loved the light.
Thanks, it is amazing when it all works together and then you realize you had absolutely no control over any of it.
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Shasoc wrote:
Great capture in sweet light, Eric!
Socrate
Thanks Socrate!
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rambrose wrote:
Now you are the owl poser. Really cool.
Dick
Ha! I wish I could call up looks like that...mostly it's eyes closed...but hey it's an owl so even that is pretty special in my book.
LuckyStrike wrote:
Sheeesh, man ... What a killer shot!!!
LuckyT
Thanks, sometimes you get lucky....she just sits and does nothing most of the time
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DonGut wrote:
Great light and the pose is super. I've seen owls with that style of wing position but not other birds (and just in the larger owls).
Very interesting.
Don
Thanks Don, it reminds me of leopards and cheetahs that stretch prior to going walkies.
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Thao_Nguyen wrote:
WOW!! Very cool Eric!
Thanks Thao!
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Carolyn681 wrote:
Amazing pose, great capture, Eric. Carolyn
Much appreciated Carolyn...there is quite a bit of luck involved don't you think...a little chimping and I would have totally missed it.
