Nature Barred Owl

Barred Owl · 12:04 PM

My first photo of an owl, unfortunately I didn't have a long lens with me, fortunately I did have the D FA100.

joe.penn · 01-29-2012, 12:19 PM

Wow - he blends right in, how in the world did you ever spot him/her?

**Jacquot** · 01-29-2012, 12:29 PM

Excellent photograph!

**paulh** · 01-29-2012, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by joe.penn

Wow - he blends right in, how in the world did you ever spot him/her?

Agree - good catch! You have a sharp eye.

**ramseybuckeye** · 01-29-2012, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by joe.penn

Wow - he blends right in, how in the world did you ever spot him/her?

Originally posted by Jacquot

Excellent photograph!

Originally posted by paulh

Agree - good catch! You have a sharp eye.

Thanks, but I had a tip, about a half mile up the trail a guy told me where it was and what the tree looked like. Without that information I would have never spotted him. I had to stare a bit for him to come into focus, once he moved his head it was easier. On these two shots he is leaning out to watch me.

**Bob Harris** · 01-29-2012, 01:51 PM

Great catch here, he is sure snuggled in, isn't he. Thanks for sharing, love these birds.

**Jacquot** · 01-29-2012, 02:51 PM

You usually need good tips to catch owls--or else be their neighbors...

**dadipentak** · 01-29-2012, 03:03 PM

Congrats! I've never come close.

**Bruce Clark** · 01-29-2012, 04:07 PM

He sure is in a good hiding spot. Well seen and captured.

daacon · 01-29-2012, 04:14 PM

Excellent eye - I have a somewhat similiar shot I had no idea owls could be so well hidden is that much of a crop ?

**baro-nite** · 01-29-2012, 06:33 PM

Congrats on your daytime close encounter with a majestic bird, and on the great captures!

I hear barred owls very often; they can kick up an amazing racket. But I only see one once in a great while.

**ramseybuckeye** · 01-29-2012, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Excellent eye - I have a somewhat similiar shot I had no idea owls could be so well hidden is that much of a crop ?

Thanks for all the nice comments everybody. Yes Dave, it's cropped a bit, below is the first shot uncropped, I hope to be able to go back and catch this Owl again with my 55-300:

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01-29-2012, 12:19 PM	#2
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Wow - he blends right in, how in the world did you ever spot him/her?

01-29-2012, 12:29 PM	#3
Jacquot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sun City Center, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,544	Excellent photograph!

01-29-2012, 12:30 PM	#4
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by joe.penn Wow - he blends right in, how in the world did you ever spot him/her? Agree - good catch! You have a sharp eye.

01-29-2012, 01:25 PM	#5
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,292 Original Poster	Originally posted by joe.penn Wow - he blends right in, how in the world did you ever spot him/her? Originally posted by Jacquot Excellent photograph! Originally posted by paulh Agree - good catch! You have a sharp eye. Thanks, but I had a tip, about a half mile up the trail a guy told me where it was and what the tree looked like. Without that information I would have never spotted him. I had to stare a bit for him to come into focus, once he moved his head it was easier. On these two shots he is leaning out to watch me.

01-29-2012, 01:51 PM	#6
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	Great catch here, he is sure snuggled in, isn't he. Thanks for sharing, love these birds.

01-29-2012, 02:51 PM	#7
Jacquot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sun City Center, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,544	You usually need good tips to catch owls--or else be their neighbors...

01-29-2012, 03:03 PM	#8
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Congrats! I've never come close.

01-29-2012, 04:07 PM	#9
Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	He sure is in a good hiding spot. Well seen and captured.

01-29-2012, 04:14 PM	#10
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Excellent eye - I have a somewhat similiar shot I had no idea owls could be so well hidden is that much of a crop ?

01-29-2012, 06:33 PM	#11
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,294	Congrats on your daytime close encounter with a majestic bird, and on the great captures! I hear barred owls very often; they can kick up an amazing racket. But I only see one once in a great while.

01-29-2012, 06:33 PM	#12
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,292 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Excellent eye - I have a somewhat similiar shot I had no idea owls could be so well hidden is that much of a crop ? Thanks for all the nice comments everybody. Yes Dave, it's cropped a bit, below is the first shot uncropped, I hope to be able to go back and catch this Owl again with my 55-300: