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11-17-2008, 10:14 PM
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
Saying that the lighting was far from ideal is an understatement. It was simply dark 
ISO 1600 f4 1/30 sec. Did some level adjustment in pp and sharpened.
Got some with the owl facing the camera but they either have the owl's eyes closed or half-closed.
I don't like its hairdo 
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11-18-2008, 04:50 AM
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Re: Northern Saw-whet Owl
I've yet to get a shot of an owl. Very cool.
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11-18-2008, 05:37 AM
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Re: Northern Saw-whet Owl
I love them eyes.
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11-18-2008, 06:14 PM
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Re: Northern Saw-whet Owl
Nice owl shot! But the branch is very distracting..
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11-23-2008, 07:44 PM
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Re: Northern Saw-whet Owl
You would be hard pressed to find a saw-whet out in the open because they are eaten readily by hawks. Great shot, but did you find it from the scat on the ground below it?
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11-23-2008, 08:34 PM
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Re: Northern Saw-whet Owl
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did you find it from the scat on the ground below it?
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I did not find it myself. I saw a group of people standing there watching so I just walked to them there. |
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11-23-2008, 08:36 PM
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Re: Northern Saw-whet Owl
ah, that sounds easier
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11-23-2008, 08:38 PM
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ah, that sound easier |
No way I would be able to find it myself. I didn't even know it existed |
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11-24-2008, 03:45 PM
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LOL - that sounds like me!
I've shot in the company of true birders a few times. They point, I shoot, then Paulnj ID's 
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11-24-2008, 03:54 PM
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Re: Northern Saw-whet Owl
Not to sound like a mean guy, but I will tell people I think have ETHICS how to locate Sawwhet owls via PM. It's not easy, but I know the habit to look in and how to spot them quite well.
The reason I will decline to tell everyone is you can actually reach out and touch a sawhet owl and I have seen (naughty work) s do just that and flush the bird into a waiting cooper's hawk's lunchbox.
A saw whet owl is very small and it's only defense is to hide by day or be eaten.
the saw whet owl has a short whistle sound to it's call that's repetative and is a northern species that winters where it's still cold(usually) , yet not too snow covered to find small rodents.
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