More Owls

[Rohirrim]

The lighting was not very good, the wind was blowing but I wanted to see if I could shoot the owls again anyway :rolleyes. Found a pair in a tree. Not the greatest shots, but I'd like to share anyway.

http://rohirrim.smugmug.com/photos/31172632-M.jpg

http://rohirrim.smugmug.com/photos/31172711-M.jpg

Thanks for looking,

[bfjr]

Very nice :thumb

[PossumCorner]

Lovely shots, are they the same birds as in your other post - different pose? We hear owls often around home but rarely see one, and then only at night. I didn't know they were daytime birds except in Harry Potter films. My bird photography fell off the twig years ago, I'll have to revive it, no excuse with all the inspiration I've found here, and some great birdlife in the forest next door. Just need more time and more lens and to leave the dogs home now and then. (And to get the focus right: it is driving me spare).

[Rohirrim]

Lovely shots, are they the same birds as in your other post - different pose? Those two pics are the same two owls in a different pose. Can't say for sure if one of these is one of the ones I posted before. I've seen as many as 5 owls in this same tree, but I can usually only get shots of one or two at a time. They stick to the shadows and are pretty spooky, so I can't get very close.

They do seem to be pretty territorial as I found them in this same tree last year. The Great Horned Owls hunt a little by day, but are mostly nocturnal. I've only seen them in flight a couple times, and then only for a few seconds. If you can find the spot where they roost during the day, then I think you've got it made, but finding that spot is hard. They are not easy to spot. When I took the shots of these two, I had been trying to get shots of a third owl for over 30 minutes before I even spotted these two. By then it was close to sundown and my shutter speeds were down to 1/20s. Good thing I had my tripod, but you can still see motion in the leaves in front of the owls eyes.

Regards,

[Harryb]

Good captures of a difficult subject. :thumb