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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: JTF on March 06, 2010, 04:40:06 PM

Title: Snowy Owl Flying
Post by: JTF on March 06, 2010, 04:40:06 PM

How I got this pic. While walking along the shoreline on the Kingston Field Naturalist property on Amherst Island I noticed a snowy owl sitting on the ice near the frozen marsh. There was a back hoe working about a 1/4 mile in the back ground and it make loud bang at one point causing the owl to fly directly towards me. As you can see I just manged to get the wings in the pic. You don't realize how large their wingspan is until you try and photograph one. I am very pleased with this result. Right time, right place. Wingspan: 50-65 inches
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4412062690_622f0370a3_b.jpg)

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 06, 2010, 05:15:12 PM

nice job!!

and yes, they are huge when they fly!

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Post by: Moira on March 06, 2010, 05:55:15 PM

Sensational Paul - clean and crisp.

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Post by: Bird Brain on March 06, 2010, 07:44:24 PM

Owl: "Oh, there's Paul ... let me go say Hi".  :lol:

Beautiful photo!

Jo-Anne  :D

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Post by: Scott on March 06, 2010, 07:53:40 PM

Superb image Paul

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Post by: denis on March 06, 2010, 10:51:25 PM

great catch,as usual.

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Post by: Photoman on March 06, 2010, 11:50:13 PM

Very nice photo Paul, that's one big wing spread. Great work.

Clemens 8)

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Post by: egret on March 07, 2010, 05:10:46 PM

no, you would never believe
the span so big

how big is it do you think?

they look so .. chubby
when sitting


Egret

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Post by: Rob'in'To on March 12, 2010, 03:03:13 PM

OMG!  What a wing span!  Awesome!

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Post by: anotherlook on March 13, 2010, 06:09:47 PM

You are so right about right place and right time.....when it happens you get pics like you just got. Awesome!!!!!

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Post by: Niloc on March 14, 2010, 12:47:42 PM

Wonderful capture as usual from you - thanks for sharing!!!