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Doug Faulder
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Sorry for all the Great Gray Owl shot! I went out today and found 10 Hawk Owls and 3 Great Gray Owls. One of the Great Grays was a very placid bird that allowed very close, like 10 feet, approaches. I am not ecstatic about these, but I do like the close-up. Too bad that his pupils are uneven. All taken with the digital rebel and a Sigma 170 - 500, aperture at f5.6 with shutter speeds from 1/1600 to 1/4000, ISO 400. Thanks for looking.
Jan 16, 2005 at 11:31 PM
Doug Faulder
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Same bird. To bad he picked the only post with a Day-glo ribbon on it.
Jan 16, 2005 at 11:32 PM
Doug Faulder
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Same again
Jan 16, 2005 at 11:34 PM
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A Northern Hawk Owl
Jan 16, 2005 at 11:35 PM
Soenda
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Wow, Doug, those are so wonderful...

I get such a kick from seeing these animals large as life.

I noticed that the pupil size differs in your GGO. As I recall, in people this is often not a good thing, since various head problems can cause that. Perhaps in owls the superior eye workings are just a little more independent.

Also, I love the great "kitty paw" feet the hawk owl is carrying. They're just so superbly feathered that even their feet have mufflers.

Thanks for sharing these wonderful images.

Suzanne
Jan 16, 2005 at 11:44 PM
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Doug Faulder wrote:
Same bird. To bad he picked the only post with a Day-glo ribbon on it.

Well, THAT'S easy enough to fix!

http://www.pbase.com/image/38738082.jpg

....Ed....
Jan 17, 2005 at 12:10 AM
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These are incredible, I have to say I have a soft spot for Owls.
Jan 17, 2005 at 05:03 AM
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I certainly wouldn't mind shooting these !

Great shots, Doug !
Jan 17, 2005 at 05:16 AM
Terry V
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Great work Doug! I'm envious of your location.Great Grays come to Ohio about once every 50 years or so! Love the close-up, beautiful detail, and the full body shots are real nice too. Any more flight shots?
Jan 17, 2005 at 08:38 AM
Doug Faulder
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Thank you to all for your comments. I only got a few inflight shots of the Great Gray yesterday and they all were terrible. As you see even the Hawk Owl is not too sharp but I included it for variety. I will have to get busy in Photoshop and and change that fence post to a nice weathered tree stump!
Jan 17, 2005 at 09:50 AM
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