Frog Jerky

Gallery: AvianPosted April 15, 2011219 views9 comments

My neighborhood burrowing owls are starting to get active in the mornings again. I stopped by yesterday morning and saw this little guy bringing some frog jerky to his burrow so his family could snack on it. I am assuming that the owlets are still too little as only this one (I assume the male) was out and about. It's mate would sometimes stick its head out of the burrow, but that was about it. Should be exciting to watch them in about another 4-6 weeks.

EOS 1d Mark II + Canon 400 5.6L
handheld
1/800
ƒ/5.6
ISO 400
Manual Metering
cropped to 8x10

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by richard remington on April 15, 2011 at 9:22 AM

Michael,

Great shot! I love the dried matter falling off the lower part of the frog which adds an intersting element to the shot.

Rick

Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 15, 2011 at 9:55 AM

Can't help thinking "Frogmouth" for some reason - LOL ;^p

Seriously, wonderful capture Michael. Aside from the obvious, I love the squinty eye and the raised left foot, giving the primary subject forward momentum. A real pleasing image, very well done :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 15, 2011 at 11:57 AM

A fine dynamic image.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Not my taste in breakfast, but a pleasing image. The walking stance, eyes and similar toned bg really make this an interesting image. Nice work, Michael.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 15, 2011 at 12:51 PM

This is very cool.

I like the little spray of sand and the raised leg. Looks like he was on the move. The eye is nice and sharp and the facial expression makes him seem happy to have some frog for dinner.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on April 15, 2011 at 3:34 PM

Nice catch and dynamic interesting behavior. I'm looking forward to more as the owlets come out of the burrow.

Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 15, 2011 at 4:42 PM

Excellent capture. Lighting is sweet on this. The exposure looks to be spot on and the detail looks good, though it is harder to judge with just the small post. I agree the raised foot and slight squint are very nice pluses. The frog looks to be road kill rather than caught, but these guys will eat whatever they find that looks to have some nutritional value.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 15, 2011 at 5:41 PM

Love the owl, frog, and BG Michael. Would love to see this larger, so I could assess detail and sharpness better. Cool shot overall.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Pancier on April 15, 2011 at 9:56 PM

Here's a link to a larger version of the image. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5622866855_82d759c491_o.jpg

Is there a way to load the larger post here post hoc without having to link offsite?

Registered on October 19, 2007, 36 Posts, 56 Comments