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Burrowing Owl
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Burrowing Owl

by Patrick O'Healy

Gallery: AvianPosted February 18, 2013144 views9 comments
February 18, 2013 Bolsa Chica Wildlife Preserve, Huntington Beach, California

D800 Nikkor 200-400 400mm f/8 1/400 ISO 500 Manual RAW White Balance Auto Wimberley on tripod Processed in Lightroom and CS6 with NIK

Comments welcome

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Verdon on February 19, 2013 at 2:06 AM
wow, outstanding shot, pose and overall quality, that's the way to go ... :wavey:
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 19, 2013 at 7:40 AM
Way to cool Patrick, I have never seen one of these. I was able to do a quick visit over to Bolsa Chica one day but it was tough bright light and a windy day. Wonderful overall composition and setting plus I always like the eye contact any owl can give, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 19, 2013 at 9:54 AM
Giving you the evil eye, Patrick. Love the image, and the pov.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on February 19, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Great capture Patrick,
:toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Marsh on February 19, 2013 at 11:35 AM
Good job Patrick. Great pose and setting.
Registered on December 29, 2012, 21 Posts, 225 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 19, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Pretty fantastic, Patrick. No nits from me. I like that it shows the burrow too. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 19, 2013 at 1:02 PM
I love the pose and those "leave me alone" eyes. Really nice detail! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 20, 2013 at 1:10 AM
No bird looks more consistently pissed off than a Burrowing Owl. Well captured. A very nice photo.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Tjie Poo on February 21, 2013 at 9:58 PM
Excellent capture Patrick ! Very fine details and I love the habitat, the burrow, green vegetation etc. Two thumbs up ! :toast:
Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments