Squatters

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2014164 views2 comments

A pair of Great Horned Owls decided to take over a Great Blue Heron nest this year. The lone chick seems to be entertained by the neighbors. I noticed that one pair of herons in the rookery is on a very small, new nest. I wonder if they are the former residents of this one.

Because of the distance to this nest, none of my owl images from here are NPN quality, so I'm glad I caught this heron flying by, justifying a wider-than-usual shot.

Canon 50D
Canon 100-400 mm. + 1.4X TC
1/1000 sec. @ f/9
Tripod
66% of full frame

Hmmmm. I see the NPN clock is still four hours in the future.

Comments

2 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 8, 2014 at 11:08 AM

This tells a great story Wayne, cool shot

Great that you've caught the heron flying above, with the owls looking up

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 10, 2014 at 7:13 PM

I like how the owls are looking up at the heron. I like your comp and the clouds. The owls look well exposed but the heron looks a touch dark to me. Thanks for sharing this interesting image Wayne.

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