The Frog

This adult male burrowing owl had not been gone from the burrow area very long when it appeared flying low over the grass. As it got closer I could see it had a frog in its beak.

I was lucky enough to capture this shot as he landed near the burrow. It appears as the owlets get older the adults tend to hunt for larger prey items (frogs and lizards versus bugs) in order to keep the larger owlets well fed.

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Canon 1D Mk. IV
Canon 500mm f/4
ISO 800
1/2000s
f/6.3
Manual exp.
Hand held