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eorlando
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

I had a few minutes yesterday afternoon before my son’s baseball practice so I stopped by to snap a few photos of the burrowing owls. I finally got some pics of them on something other than the ground or their wooden perches. I was completely surprised when one of the flew up in to a nearby oak tree and I was able to snag a few good photos. CC welcomed and appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Taken with a Nikon z9 and a 400mm f2.8 fl lens.

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25186319-3465-40F0-9A2F-87F0D92BF7C4 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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7A49B2CB-1C97-4273-B274-2D85B81BEF30 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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416DB5BC-7B57-4586-AC29-28B8EBFDC707 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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46683917-CCB2-43DB-B7E9-DB281D67DEE6 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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8129826A-CB91-441B-AD7F-24DE5F7E5711 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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E403C001-A65B-44CD-9A09-0B2AA48A1744 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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68C291D3-9B30-49F4-86B5-602B38001F03 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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64DBE0F3-FCCE-4D8B-AE68-9C4C74B30CBB by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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1485AE63-9344-4266-B0DA-0ABD971E75B9 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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A5ADB3CE-055F-4923-8F47-3132D8E690BE by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

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00CF0806-9B78-41BA-B484-A9B248930C09 by Eric Orlando, on Flickr

Jun 10, 2022 at 07:23 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Super images Eric. You handled those bright backgrounds very well and the bokeh in the first few is very pleasing

Morris

Jun 10, 2022 at 07:29 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Great shots.

Jun 10, 2022 at 08:38 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Beautiful owl and captures!

Jun 10, 2022 at 09:24 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Thanks so much for the kind words everyone!!!!

Jun 10, 2022 at 11:25 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

These are really nice Eric. Great light and they seem to be out and about early in the day. You sure get nice and close with the 400 2.8 and get great detail in your shots.

Dave

Jun 10, 2022 at 01:00 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Great set Eric. You have some great details in those eyes of that female.

Jun 10, 2022 at 02:29 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Thanks Herb!!! Pardon my ignorance but which one is the female and how do you tell them apart from the males??

Herb Houghton wrote:
Great set Eric. You have some great details in those eyes of that female.

Jun 10, 2022 at 02:33 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

The female has the dark banding in it's irises, which shows almost black in some shots. #1 is the adult female of the main burrow. the other burrow failed. I know the caretakers of that burrow very well and I received that intel from them. That female would usually guard the burrow while the male hunted and returned with food for the owlets. The female would catch local food close but never left the area completely much during the day.

Jun 10, 2022 at 02:44 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Ah….. these are actually different owls than the ones where you took photos. All of these shots were from Pelican Baseball fields. The owl in the first photo always has a solid black left eye. It is really crazy. I have never seen one with 2 completely different looking eyes.

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The female has the dark banding in it's irises, which shows almost black in some shots. #1 is the adult female of the main burrow. the other burrow failed. I know the caretakers of that burrow very well and I received that intel from them. That female would usually guard the burrow while the male hunted and returned with food for the owlets. The female would catch local food close but never left the area completely much during the day.

Jun 10, 2022 at 02:47 PM

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eorlando wrote:
Ah….. these are actually different owls than the ones where you took photos. All of these shots were from Pelican Baseball fields. The owl in the first photo always has a solid black left eye. It is really crazy. I have never seen one with 2 completely different looking eyes.

Oh Ok, my bad. I did get info on that banded one over there. It's a male which was banded in 2016 or earlier.

Jun 10, 2022 at 03:18 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

All super shots Eric.

John

Jun 10, 2022 at 08:35 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

love the owls Eric

Jun 11, 2022 at 02:33 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Excellent!
I can't wait to get back to FL to photograph perhaps my favorite Owl! Was only able to do so in January 2020 before the pandemic hit when I visted the in-laws in Hollywood, and recovering from a knee replacement. Went to Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City. But would like to try on the west coast this time as well.

Jun 11, 2022 at 06:54 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Thanks!!! If you make your way down to Cape Coral shoot me a PM and I will give you some spots to go to.

AZHeaven wrote:
Excellent!
I can't wait to get back to FL to photograph perhaps my favorite Owl! Was only able to do so in January 2020 before the pandemic hit when I visted the in-laws in Hollywood, and recovering from a knee replacement. Went to Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City. But would like to try on the west coast this time as well.

Jun 11, 2022 at 07:34 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

Eric...I was following your posts on the Sports photography form and found that you are a nature photographer as well. The phrase " I had a few minutes before my son's baseball practice" followed by these stunning photographs cracked me up. I'll keep working on it.

Joe

Jun 25, 2022 at 11:15 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Burrowing Owls (Z9 and 400mm fl)

I'm a sucker for owls, especially BUOWs, and these are great, thank you for sharing!

Jun 26, 2022 at 08:16 AM


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