Short-Eared Owl

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  • 03-03-2009, 06:49 PM
    AgingEyes
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    Short-Eared Owl
    Been trying to photo the short-eyed owls lately. Unfortunately they did not want to be anywhere close to me :blush2:

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  • 03-03-2009, 06:58 PM
    Knight
    Re: Short Eyed Owl
    Ack ,your killing me here AA were do you get the time lol. What a series in flights are awesome ,good eye detail and color rendition :)
  • 03-03-2009, 07:05 PM
    AgingEyes
    Re: Short Eyed Owl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Knight
    Ack ,your killing me here AA were do you get the time lol. What a series in flights are awesome ,good eye detail and color rendition :)
    :D :D

    I cropped a lot though. Still have to go back, when I have time, to see if I could get some better ones, i.e., IF the owls are more friendly and fly closer to me.
  • 03-04-2009, 07:21 AM
    gahspidy
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Terrific work. Great sharpness and positioning in all of these. I really like the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ones.
  • 03-04-2009, 09:20 AM
    scott-devon
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Fantastic shots AgingEyes!
  • 03-04-2009, 09:25 AM
    WildlifeNate
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    I haven't been able to get shots even half this good of short-eared owls. They do have a knack for flying straight away from me when I stir them up. I guess it doesn't help that where I've seen them, there's very little brush for perching. They drop down to the ground under all the grass.
  • 03-04-2009, 11:23 AM
    Loupey
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Their eyes make them look like jets coming in with their landing lights on.

    Nice work!
  • 03-04-2009, 06:35 PM
    Singletracklovr
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    That is one cool looking owl. Thanks AE these are wonderful shots.
  • 03-04-2009, 06:58 PM
    AgingEyes
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by WildlifeNate
    They do have a knack for flying straight away from me when I stir them up.
    They're watching you while you're trying to figure out how to approach them :)


    Thanks guys for the nice words !!
  • 03-04-2009, 08:00 PM
    mn shutterbug
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    I love their yellow eyes, and they sure show up in these photos.
  • 03-08-2009, 06:52 PM
    paulnj
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Sorry, but you are making me mad... lol

    Great images and awesome find!!!
  • 03-12-2009, 12:12 PM
    4leggedsoul
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    I am In awe!! absolutely beautiful shots
  • 03-12-2009, 10:23 PM
    shootme
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Wow really nice series, hard to choose they all deserve PoW, congrats. S
  • 03-12-2009, 11:32 PM
    AgingEyes
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by shootme
    Wow really nice series, hard to choose they all deserve PoW, congrats. S

    Thank you !!
  • 03-14-2009, 07:01 AM
    billy320
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    I hate you ................. j/k.......... Awesome shots there is a owl preservation area in Croton Harmon NY which is about 20 minutes from me, but every time I go there the owls are not active and nowhere to be found there is suppose to be a great horned owl there but I have never seen it. I would love to get shots that good.
  • 03-14-2009, 10:33 AM
    SARtech
    Re: Short-Eared Owl
    Incredible! Good luck getting closer.
    :)