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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on February 25, 2011, 03:12:11 PM

Title: Long-eared Owls from Rob'in'TO
Post by: Rob'in'To on February 25, 2011, 03:12:11 PM

A few of the Long-eared Owls I have encountered this winter.  The pics are heavily cropped but I like them.  I hope you do too.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/leo-1.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/betterowlshot.jpg)

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Post by: Luv2Bird on February 25, 2011, 06:19:01 PM

Well done .. love the contrast of the red berries in the 2nd one .. unusual to have one not in amongst branches. Very nice shot.

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Post by: ravynne40 on February 25, 2011, 08:26:41 PM

Beautiful. Even though I use my 500mm I also crop a lot so the birds "appear" closer, its kind of cool how it all works.
your second shot is lovely with the berries, it kind of frames the owl. well done.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 25, 2011, 08:54:37 PM

Thanks!  It was an amazing very brief moment with the second one.  And this was the only picture I got.  The pair was the first LEOs I had ever seen; so seeing two at once is an eternal memory.

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Post by: Reuven_M on February 25, 2011, 09:16:16 PM

Very nice!

Quote from: "Rob'in'To"

Thanks!  It was an amazing very brief moment with the second one.  And this was the only picture I got.  The pair was the first LEOs I had ever seen; so seeing two at once is an eternal memory.

 my first sighting of long-eared owls was eight together!

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Post by: dbellilo on February 25, 2011, 09:51:36 PM

2nd shot is gorgeous, Rob, I agree with the good folks - the berries and the owl together make for a lovely image...
Best
David B.

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Post by: Brian Bailey on February 25, 2011, 10:31:32 PM

I like the contrasting behavior in the first one:  "watchful" and "grumpy".

BB

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Post by: JW Mills on February 25, 2011, 11:55:38 PM

Nice pics Rob!
The first one reminds me of Stan and Ollie!

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 27, 2011, 07:02:26 AM

Thanks everyone.  I've been working on names for the pair since I first saw them.  Good choices! :D

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Post by: egret on February 27, 2011, 03:10:55 PM

Lovely!

they look
everso
intelligent, don't they!



Egret :D