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[Bill W]

I've been keeping an eye on this f Great Horned Owl since the middle of March....I'm hoping to catch the owlets soon after they hatch. She's located about 90 yards out (from my closest vantage point) in a swamp and up 60 feet or so.


7D, 500 f4 w/1.4x, f6.3, ISO 1000, 1/640 on a tripod for both pix


In the last week or so she has been continually adjusting and inspecting underneath herself


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She also spends a lot time staring back at me


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Thanks for looking


Bill

[bob williams]

Bill, Nice work keeping up with the momma owl---I am really looking forward to some more of her and her young.


Bob

[bob williams]

Here are a couple from the backyard this week.


House finch


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Lesser yellow finch (I think)

[ddt0725]

Wow! Awesome photos, Bob! I know gear doesn

[MikeG2012]

Bob, that house finch image is incredible! Great stuff.


And I finally got a chance to go through some more pictures from my Spring Break. I miss the beach!


EOS 7D, 100-400, all hand held


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Thanks,


Mike

[Jayson]

She also spends a lot time staring back at me


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Bill, looks like you have a stalker![:P] Great pictures and I hope you catch the babies in action also. You need to invest in some tree climbing gear so you can look down on the nest. []

[Richard Lane]

Hi Mike,


That looks like a really nice set that you

[Bill W]

Thanks Jayson.....actually I'd have to invest in a boat first. The nest is in the middle of a swamp....that's an old Great Blue Heron nest she taken over.


American Kestrel, Plum Island, MA captured w/a 7D, 500 w/1.4x, f6.3, ISO 400, 1/2000 using my car as a blind and stabilizer.


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Thanks for looking


Bill

[Joel Eade]

Nice Kestrel Bill, love the pose...well executed....birds of prey are very skittish here in Kentucky. A friend called me yesterday and said he thought there was a juvenile Eagle hanging around his farm pond and wanted me to attempt some photos. I went out today and it turned out to be an Osprey.


I took this hand held with 1dMKIII 300mm + 1.4 TC 1/2000 f/7.1 iso 400





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