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Unexpected visitor
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Unexpected visitor

by Peter Allinson MD

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted October 3, 2011687 views1 comments
At the raptor rescue center in South Africa, my wife was posing with a
rescued owl on her left arm when another owl flew on her right shoulder. They do a great job there with the birds, After they are rehabbed, they are reintroduced into the wild.

Nikon D300s with Nikon 24-120mm f4 lens @ 24 mm, 1/250sec @ f 5.6 iso 400

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1 comments
Comment posted by Hank Pennington on October 3, 2011 at 4:13 PM
Priceless! It's a good thing though, that the second owl was feeling friendly. Here in bald eagle country that's not always the case, with the second eagle often intent on unfriendly actions. I'm assuming your wife is still within the confines, and in fact the second owl is also a rehab bird?
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