Elf Owl in and out of nest

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p.1 #1 · Elf Owl in and out of nest

Doing some birding with my son in SE Arizona in the Chiricahua mountains area. With the help of a guide we were treated to this little guy (5 3'4 inches tall) both when it peeked out of its nest to see if it was dark as yet (almost dark hence funky IQ) and later after dark, when we found nearby presumably the same Elf Owl.

Elf Owl

OM-1 OM 150-400mm F4.5 + MC-14 lens 455mm f/6.3 1/80s 8000 ISO +0.3 EV

Elf Owl

OM-1 OM 150-400mm F4.5 + MC-14 lens 529mm f/6.3 1/200s 8000 ISO -1.7 EV

May 27, 2026 at 05:31 PM

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p.1 #2 · Elf Owl in and out of nest

Pretty cool !!! Love the second !

John

May 28, 2026 at 01:43 AM

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p.1 #3 · Elf Owl in and out of nest

Mike, I too like the 2nd image.

May 28, 2026 at 05:17 AM

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p.1 #4 · Elf Owl in and out of nest

I feel you cropped too much for the first making it look odd. The second is very nice Mike.

Morris

May 28, 2026 at 06:38 AM

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p.1 #5 · Elf Owl in and out of nest

1st has a painterly look to it

For an 'elf's looks huge! Cool find my friend

Karl

May 28, 2026 at 08:07 AM

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p.1 #6 · Elf Owl in and out of nest

morris wrote:
I feel you cropped too much for the first making it look odd. The second is very nice Mike.

Morris

I see your point about the first images Morris. Thanks!

May 28, 2026 at 01:29 PM

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p.1 #7 · Elf Owl in and out of nest

LoL Owls always looks like 0_0
Awesome pics buddy, good job

May 30, 2026 at 04:10 AM


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