Barred Owls

Not sure if the parent is the female or not, but this was shot on Mother's Day morning so it would be fitting if it were the mother. Barred owls continue to feed their young long after leaving the nest. This exchange of food between parent and fledgling was over in seconds and I was lucky enough to get one frame with both birds in the plane of focus. This is about 70% of the original frame. It is a bit tight, but I cropped for composition to eliminate the surrounding out of focus branches. The clear view of the birds was through a narrow gap in the trees.

50D, 500f4, 1/160 sec, f4, ISO 400

David
South Louisiana